Cracking the code: Girls’ and women’s education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)

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Acknowledgements This report was commissioned by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Under the overall guidance of Soo-Hyang Choi, Director of the Division for Inclusion, Peace and Sustainable Development, and Justine Sass, Chief of the Section of Education for Inclusion and Gender Equality, it was drafted by Theophania Chavatzia, Programme Specialist in the Section of Education for Inclusion and Gender Equality. Maki Katsuno-Hayashikawa, former Chief of Section of Education for Inclusion and Gender Equality, initiated the development of this report and provided guidance during the planning stages. Zacharias Zacharia, Associate Professor at the University of Cyprus, contributed to data analysis and verification, as well as the literature review. Zayba Ghazali, consultant, undertook initial data collection and literature review. Irene Rabenoro, consultant, contributed to the literature review. Daria Kireeva, UNESCO intern, assisted with the development of the graphs and statistical tables.