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COVID-19 has harmed girls' education. Here's what needs to be done
Evidence suggests that the pandemic may slow or reverse girls' previous educational gains, and urgent action is needed to ensure girls return to school.
Harry A. Patrinos
Harry Anthony Patrinos is a Manager at the World Bank's education sector. He specializes in all areas of education, especially school-based management, demand-side financing and public-private partnerships.
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新冠肺炎之下的学校封锁严重影响了女性的经济未来
由于家暴等问题，女孩目前正处于风险之中，联合国教科文组织预测，无法在疫情后回归学校的女孩数量高达1100万。
Gender Parity
World Bank: COVID-19 school closures threaten women's economic future
Girls are currently at risk due to issues such as domestic violence, with UNESCO predicting that 11 million will not be returning to school post-pandemic.
Education and Skills
3 things we can do reverse the ‘COVID slide’ in education
Evidence is emerging to show that school closures have resulted in significant learning loss, known as the ‘COVID slide’. The World Bank has suggested 3 major interventions.
Education and Skills
Qualité de l’éducation et automatisation du travail
La réduction du coût des technologies d’automatisation et l’élargissement des tâches susceptibles d’être automatisées risquent de perturber les marchés du travail.
Education and Skills
Las repercusiones de la automatización en la educación
La automatización está anunciando una nueva “carrera” entre la educación y la tecnología. Sin embargo, la capacidad de los trabajadores para competir con la automatización se ve limitada ...
Innovation
How we can prepare students for the automated working world
Harry A. Patrinos explores how we can educate our children for the future of work.
Republic of Korea
Giving our children a great education: five lessons from South Korea
Exploring Korean ideas and innovation in education.
Future of Economic Progress
This investment has an average 10% return
Investing in schooling has long term economic benefits, explains Harry Patrinos.
Future of Economic Progress
How can education aid economic development?
There are 124 million children and teenagers globally who are not in school, which could harm economic development.
Education and Skills
Why we need to test literacy skills at a young age
Initial results of a scheme in Papua New Guinea to test literacy levels of children early have been promising.
Artificial Intelligence
How workers can prevent their jobs being taken by robots
Education will be key in the jobs' market of the future, argues Harry Patrinos.
Education and Skills
How Timor-Leste is transforming education
Education and Skills
What 50 years of “Returns to Education” has given us
Education and Skills