Regional Hubs play a pivotal role in facilitating use of KIX-generated knowledge on gender, equity and inclusion. In each context, this cross-cutting theme is addressed through activities such as intercountry learning, webinars, learning cycles. Much of KIX’s ongoing success on GEI is rooted in GPE partner countries’ active participation in Hub activities.
While there are many important issues within the broader lens of gender equality, equity, and inclusion, a scoping study and consultations with partner countries identified two core issues that can make a difference in children’s learning:
- Inclusive and gender-responsive curriculum, pedagogies and leadership
- Safe, inclusive, and supportive schools for all
Key results
Across regions, partner countries have used GPE KIX research to inform national reforms to support girls’ access, retention, and safety, including the integration of mentorship, life‑skills, and peer‑support models into education systems. Evidence on gender‑responsive leadership and teaching has reshaped teacher training and leadership pipelines in countries including Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan, with the EMAP Learning Cycle 6 helping Ministries address women’s underrepresentation in senior education roles. GPE KIX‑supported learning has also strengthened disability‑inclusive education, with countries such as Malawi increasing budgets for accessible materials and others using data and policy dialogue to improve inclusive planning. Complementing this, research on household, learning, and administrative data has enabled countries to better identify exclusion linked to poverty, gender, disability, language, and geography, guiding more targeted investments and reforms. Together, GPE KIX evidence on GEI helping governments move from commitments to practical system‑level change, embedding gender equality and inclusion within sector plans, workforce development, and partnership compact priorities.
