Network Round-Up: Resources and learning for International Day of the Girl (11 October)

11 October marks the UN International Day of the Girl.  The 1.1 billion girls across the world girls face a myriad of challenges – from harmful social norms to lack of educational opportunities. They also have less access to information, communication technology and resources, such as the internet where the global gender gap is growing.

To celebrate International Day of the Girl and highlight some of the ways girls themselves are challenging the status quo, we are sharing the following short list of curated communication for development related publications and thinking relating to girls’ development from our Resources section, which we hope will be useful. If you have a resource to add please do contact us via [email protected]

Empowering adolescent girls in developing countries: gender justice and norm change (ODI Study, 2018)

Digital Empowerment of Girls (Plan International briefing paper, 2018)

Using the Community Conversation Approach to Tackle Gender Inequalities (Save the Children learning brief, 2017)

Social Norms and Girls’ Well-Being: Linking Theory and Practice Report (Data2X, 2017)

How communications can change social norms around adolescent girls (ODI study, 2016)

Guide to Girl-Centered Advocacy (Let Girls Lead, 2016)

Girls’ clubs and empowerment programmes – Knowledge to action: Effective action on gender norms that affect adolescent girls (ODI Research Note, 2015)

I know. I want. I dream. Girls’ insights for building a better world (ICRW report, 2013)

Adolescent Girls Creating Safer Cities: Harnessing the Potential of Communication for Development (UN-Habitat, 2012)