Odisha To Implement Gender Equality Programs In Over 20,000 Government Schools

Odisha's Department of School and Mass Education announced a collaboration with Breakthrough and Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, South Asia, to incorporate a gender equality program into the curriculum throughout government schools. It involves interactive conversations to help children reflect on culturally established gender stereotypes. By August 2022, almost 18,000 middle and 5,000 secondary schools will have included the program in their Social Studies curricula for grades 6-10.