One of the biggest issues affecting personal mobility for children are sometimes the roles assigned to them by their community. These harmful gender norms in some countries become entrenched in laws and policies that fail to uphold children's rights. Such as laws that restrict women from inheriting property and social conceptions of masculinity can fuel child labor, gang violence, disengagement from school, and recruitment into armed groups for boys.
In schools, many girls receive less support than boys to pursue the studies they choose. This happens for a variety of reasons: The safety, hygiene and sanitation needs of girls may be neglected, barring them from regularly attending class. Discriminatory teaching practices and education materials also produce gender gaps in learning and skills development. As a result, nearly 1 in 4 girls between the ages of 15 and 19 are neither employed nor in education or training – compared to 1 in 10 boys.
But what is UNICEF doing to promote gender equality?
UNICEF forms partnerships with national health sectors to expand and create easier access to quality maternal care and support the professionalization of the mostly female front-line community health workforce. Promoting the role women play in the design and delivery of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) systems. Also in ensuring education systems are working well and maximizing the education opportunities for both girls and boys.
To guide investment and programming decisions at the national and global levels, UNICEF collects, quantifies and shares data critical for understanding ongoing and emerging challenges and solutions. UNICEF works with the youth in order to help them shape solutions for their generation.
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