Development and change in mathematics education for undergraduate women: An examination of the early years of Barnard College

Journal of Mathematical Behavior, Volume 78, June 2025

This article explores how the mathematics education and educators at the New York, USA women’s college, Barnard College, during its early years approached the issue of equal study on separate campuses as well as how some of the female students of Barnard with a mathematics focus in their studies utilized their knowledge of this male-dominated field to pursue careers following their graduation.

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North America

From oral counting to plotting graphs: Advances in girls' math education in the South of Brazil

Elsevier,

Journal of Mathematical Behavior, Volume 78, June 2025

Throughout the 19th century in southern Brazil, as in the whole country, girls received a poorer mathematical education than boys. Historical records of this education are scarce. The first systematic opportunity for girls to progress beyond basic arithmetic was by pursuing training as elementary school teachers. In the 20th century, several movements converged to reduce inequalities: coeducation became standard in primary schools, secondary education was standardized, and both coeducational and girls’ secondary schools expanded rapidly.

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South America

“They do not have the same needs”: Mathematics education for girls and young women in France (19th-early 20th century)

Elsevier,

Journal of Mathematical Behavior, Volume 78, June 2025

This article examines the main places and characteristics of mathematics education for girls and young women in primary and secondary schools during the 19th and early 20th century. It looks at, in particular, the mathematical content that pupils learned in these schools and the aims of the teaching they received. It shows how female mathematics teaching differed from its male counterpart by responding to various gender stereotypes referring to the ‘nature’ and social role of women. The article also presents to what extent the girls’ mathematics programs were progressively aligned with those of boys, until they became almost identical from the 1920s onwards.

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Europe

RELX SDG Inspiration Day 2025

Elsevier

The RELX SDG Inspiration Day 2025 focuses on the role of philanthropy in bridging the funding gap to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals, featuring insights from prominent thought leaders. To commemorate this event, Elsevier has curated a free Special Collection with the latest research on philanthropy and the SDGs.

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Special collections

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Philanthropy; Science; Technology, Global

Raising Genomics Literacy, Knowledge, and Awareness - Chapter 10 - Discrepancies in global genomics education

Elsevier,

Raising Genomics Literacy, Knowledge, and Awareness, Translational and Applied Genomics, 2025, Pages 161-171

This content aligns with Goals 3, 10, and 4 by emphasizing the importance of genomics education for healthcare professionals to provide quality patient care through genomic testing; discussing the disparities in genomics education across different regions, underscoring the need to bridge these gaps and provide equitable access to genomic knowledge and resources; and highlights the need for standardizing and improving the quality of genomics education globally, which aligns with the goal of ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education.

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Book chapters

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Health and wellbeing; Diversity and inclusion; Education, Global

International Day of Sport for Development and Peace 2026

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International Day of Sport for Development and Peace 2026: Sport as a Bridge for Inclusion and Unity

Apr 2025

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Events

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Health and wellbeing; Education; Gender equality and women's empowerment, Global