In 2023 ODI worked with Irish Aid to document lessons from its education portfolio about how a bilateral donor can support gender-transformative education programming.

This brief summarises insights from Irish Aid experiences in five countries and through multilateral cooperation. It discusses actions in five key areas:

• enhancing equitable access to education
• strengthening teachers’ capacity
• supporting implementation of gender-equitable curricula and learning materials
• promoting safe learning environments
• hardwiring gender into education policy, planning and governance.

The brief concludes with insights on overcoming resistance and on monitoring gender-transformative change.