Secondary Education at a Crossroads: Skills, Gender, and the Future of Work

​Secondary education is one of the most consequential — and most underfunded — levers for gender equity and economic mobility across the Global South. Yet for millions of adolescent girls, school ends without a clear path forward.

​At Skoll World Forum 2026, the Gates Foundation, CIFF, FCDO, Avanti Fellows, PEAS, Global Schools Forum, and Lend A Hand India are convening to change that. Come for the evidence. Stay for the commitments.

​Thursday, 23 April · 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM · Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford