International Women's Day 2024: Why girls' education can't wait
9 months, 2 weeks ago

International Women's Day 2024: Why girls' education can't wait

Hindustan Times  

In the global pursuit of gender equality, inclusive education stands at the forefront as a critical catalyst for change. When we empower girls through education, we not only transform their lives but also uplift entire communities and societies. However, despite progress, millions of girls around the world still face barriers to education, making it imperative to seize the moment and prioritise their access to learning opportunities. Young women's skill development is the main priority: Investing in girls' education is not just about sending them to school; it's about equipping them with the skills they need to thrive in the 21st century. By ensuring that girls have access to education, we are not just educating individuals; we are cultivating the next generation of female leaders and decision-makers who will drive positive change in their communities and beyond.

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Empowering tomorrow: The life-altering impact of education on girls
2 months, 1 week ago

Empowering tomorrow: The life-altering impact of education on girls

China Daily  

By Chen Zihan | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-10-12 17:21 A girl attends a class at a rural school in Bijie, Guizhou province. This remarkable achievement is largely attributed to school principal Zhang Guimei, whose relentless dedication to education has not only reshaped the destinies of these girls but also highlighted the pressing need for educational equity in our society. The …

International Women's Day 2024: Breaking barriers and making world more inclusive
9 months, 2 weeks ago

International Women's Day 2024: Breaking barriers and making world more inclusive

Hindustan Times  

United Nations has chosen the theme of ‘Invest in women: Accelerate progress’ for International Women's Day which is celebrated annually on March 8th. According to the UN, five key areas needs to be focussed on and calls for joint action: Investing in women, a human rights issue Ending poverty Implementing gender-responsive financing Shifting to a green economy and care society …

International Women's Day 2024: Date, theme, history and significance
10 months, 1 week ago

International Women's Day 2024: Date, theme, history and significance

India Today  

Get ready to celebrate the incredible women in your life, and around the world, because International Women's Day is just around the corner! THEME FOR 2024: "INVEST IN WOMEN: ACCELERATE PROGRESS" The theme for International Women’s Day 2024 is "Inspire inclusion." A RICH HISTORY, ENDURING SIGNIFICANCE International Women's Day boasts a long and inspiring history. Let's use International Women's Day …

National Girl Child Day: Educational schemes curb girls’ secondary dropout rates in UP
10 months, 4 weeks ago

National Girl Child Day: Educational schemes curb girls’ secondary dropout rates in UP

Hindustan Times  

As January 24 is celebrated annually as National Girl Child Day, it becomes imperative to examine the educational achievements of girls, given that women’s education is considered a crucial element for societal progress. Most notably, data released by the state government also showed that for the year 2021 to 2022, over 14% more girls opted for higher secondary education after …

For an equal future, G20’s gender vision
1 year, 3 months ago

For an equal future, G20’s gender vision

Hindustan Times  

The G20 New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration 2023 can only be described using two adjectives – inclusive and visionary. Right from the outset, the Declaration makes its commitment crystal clear: G20 nations are dedicated to closing gender gaps and promoting “the full, equal, effective, and meaningful participation of women” in the economy as decision-makers. The New Delhi Declaration dedicates a distinct …

2 years ago, the Taliban banned girls from school. It’s a worsening crisis for all Afghans
1 year, 3 months ago

2 years ago, the Taliban banned girls from school. It’s a worsening crisis for all Afghans

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Two years after the Taliban banned girls from school beyond sixth grade, Afghanistan is the only country in the world with restrictions on female education. The Taliban stopped girls’ education beyond sixth grade because they said it didn’t comply with their interpretation of Islamic law, or Sharia. Their perspective on girls’ education partly comes from a specific school …

Investing in women and girls is the surest way to achieve SDGs
1 year, 9 months ago

Investing in women and girls is the surest way to achieve SDGs

Hindustan Times  

Around the world, progress on women’s rights is vanishing before our eyes. The deputy secretary-general, Amina Mohammed, recently visited Afghanistan with a message for the authorities: Women and girls have fundamental human rights, and we will never give up fighting for them. We need action on several fronts to make sure women and girls can make their full contribution to …

International Women's Day: Global Initiatives Against Gender Discrimination
1 year, 9 months ago

International Women's Day: Global Initiatives Against Gender Discrimination

The Hindu  

The idea of a gender equal world seems like a far off reality even in 2023. And if regular rankings may show strong disparities between countries and regions, let’s not fool ourselves—no country in the world is on track to achieve gender equality by 2030. The news media plays a crucial role not only in denouncing attacks on women’s rights …

International Women’s Day: The exclusion of Afghanistan’s women
1 year, 9 months ago

International Women’s Day: The exclusion of Afghanistan’s women

Al Jazeera  

Eighty percent of school-aged Afghan girls and young women – totalling 2.5 million people – continue to be out of school. The United Nations on Wednesday said Afghanistan under the Taliban government is the “most repressive country in the world” for women’s rights, with authorities effectively trapping women and girls in their homes. “It has been distressing to witness their …

International Education Day 2023: Education for girls in Afghanistan remains a dream amid 3-decade conflict
1 year, 11 months ago

International Education Day 2023: Education for girls in Afghanistan remains a dream amid 3-decade conflict

India TV News  

International Education Day 2023: Landlocked, mountainous, culturally rich, multi-ethnic and many more adjectives you can find to introduce Afghanistan. Forbidding girls to go to schools and pursue higher education in Afghanistan is nothing new to the world. Today we are celebrating the fifth International Education Day, but crying and weeping women for their educational rights is the reality of Afghanistan …

Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao: 7 Yrs On, Time To Focus on Quality & Not Enrolment
2 years, 11 months ago

Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao: 7 Yrs On, Time To Focus on Quality & Not Enrolment

The Quint  

Girls and women already have the following disadvantages when it comes to learning: Lower access to technology and devices – 33.9 percent rural women indicated using the Internet, as against 55.6 percent men Increased burden of household responsibilities – 366 minutes of unpaid work per day for women compared to 55 minutes for men Limited mobility – 45 percent women …

'If Girls Don't Learn, Country Will Suffer': Malala Yousafzai Calls for Stronger US Support of Afghan Women
3 years ago

'If Girls Don't Learn, Country Will Suffer': Malala Yousafzai Calls for Stronger US Support of Afghan Women

News 18  

Human rights advocate Malala Yousafzai, who survived an attack by the Pakistani Taliban in 2012, argued Monday for stronger US support of Afghan girls and women during a visit to Washington. “This is the message of Afghan girls right now: we want to see a world where all girls can have access to safe and quality education,” she added, while …

International Day of the Girl Child 2021: History, significance, theme and celebration
3 years, 2 months ago

International Day of the Girl Child 2021: History, significance, theme and celebration

India Today  

International Day of Girl Child was declared by the United Nations to amplify the voices of young girls around the world and increase awareness of issues faced by them. History of International Day of Girl Child 2021: In 1995, at the World Conference on Women in Beijing, the need for an event focused on young and vulnerable girls was identified. …

To protect Afghan girls, UN panel urges conditions on aid
3 years, 2 months ago

To protect Afghan girls, UN panel urges conditions on aid

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Aid to Afghanistan should be made conditional to ensure the protection of women’s rights and access to education under the rule of the Taliban government, a panel of high-level speakers said at the United Nations on Friday. U.N. Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said that “by and large, we’re very concerned” about measures restricting girls’ access …

To protect Afghan girls, U.N. panel urges conditions on aid
3 years, 3 months ago

To protect Afghan girls, U.N. panel urges conditions on aid

LA Times  

Aid to Afghanistan should be made conditional to ensure the protection of women’s rights and access to education under the rule of the Taliban government, a panel of high-level speakers said at the United Nations on Friday. U.N. Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said that “by and large, we’re very concerned” about measures restricting girls’ access to education since the Taliban …

UNESCO expresses deep concern over exclusion of girls from Afghanistan schools
3 years, 3 months ago

UNESCO expresses deep concern over exclusion of girls from Afghanistan schools

India TV News  

UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay has expressed deep concern over the announcement made in Afghanistan to gradually reopen secondary schools for boys and their male teachers only, leaving girls and women behind. Should this ban be maintained, it would constitute an important violation of the fundamental right to education for girls and women, UNESCO said. In particular, the delayed return of …

In solidarity: Some Afghan boys stay back home as girls yet to resume school
3 years, 3 months ago

In solidarity: Some Afghan boys stay back home as girls yet to resume school

Hindustan Times  

As the Taliban ordered only boys and male teachers back to school, girls stayed home in Afghanistan. Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid told the local Bakhtar News Agency on Saturday that arrangements were being made to reopen girls' secondary schools but he gave no date. Male teachers teach boys and female teachers teach girls,” she told Reuters. The education of boys …

Taliban deny claims girls will be banned from school – but doesn’t say when they’ll be allowed in
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban deny claims girls will be banned from school – but doesn’t say when they’ll be allowed in

CNN  

Kabul, Afghanistan CNN — The Taliban have denied claims that Afghan women would be banned from secondary schools after calling on boys, but not girls, to resume education, claiming they needed to set up a “secure transportation system” for female students before allowing them back into classrooms. One Afghan girl who was hoping to go back to school told CNN …

Indian teacher joins educationists in worldwide girls’ education drive
3 years, 3 months ago

Indian teacher joins educationists in worldwide girls’ education drive

India TV News  

Indian teacher Ranjitsinh Disale, the winner of the Global Teacher Prize 2020, has joined worldwide leaders from across the public, private and philanthropic sectors to call for an acceleration of girls’ digital access, digital skills, and participation in online learning in a pandemic-hit scenario. The open letter calls for action by the international community to ensure girls have equal access …

How Do You Help Girls Thrive In School? There's A Surprising Answer
3 years, 5 months ago

How Do You Help Girls Thrive In School? There's A Surprising Answer

NPR  

How Do You Help Girls Thrive In School? There's A Surprising Answer Enlarge this image toggle caption Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images You'd think the best way to get girls to succeed in school would be to design programs specifically for them — offer them mental health support or free menstrual pads. Researchers David Evans …

We need to build schools that can act as role models for gender equality
3 years, 5 months ago

We need to build schools that can act as role models for gender equality

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The education community must act now, …

10 million girls at risk of dropping out of school because of the COVID-19 pandemic: RTE Forum
3 years, 10 months ago

10 million girls at risk of dropping out of school because of the COVID-19 pandemic: RTE Forum

The Hindu  

Ten million girls in India could drop out of secondary school due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Right to Education Forum policy brief. With 1.6 million girls aged 11 to 14 years currently out of school, the pandemic could disproportionately impact girls further by putting them at risk of early marriage, early pregnancy, poverty, trafficking and violence. For …

习近平在联合国大会纪念北京世界妇女大会25周年高级别会议上的讲话（双语全文）
4 years, 2 months ago

习近平在联合国大会纪念北京世界妇女大会25周年高级别会议上的讲话（双语全文）

China Daily  

2020年10月1日，国家主席习近平在联合国大会纪念北京世界妇女大会25周年高级别会议上通过视频发表重要讲话。 以下是讲话双语全文： 在联合国大会纪念北京世界妇女大会25周年高级别会议上的讲话 Statement by H.E. Xi Jinping President of the People's Republic of China At the High-level Meeting on the Twenty-fifth Anniversary of The Fourth World Conference on Women （2020年10月1日，北京） 中华人民共和国主席 习近平 Beijing, 1 October 2020 主席先生， 各位同事： Mr. President, Colleagues, 在联合国成立75周年之际，我们纪念北京世界妇女大会召开25周年，促进性别平等，推动全球妇女事业发展。我对此感到高兴，预祝本次高级别会议取得圆满成功。 On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, we gather to …

International Day of the Girl Child: What is it and why do we need it?
4 years, 2 months ago

International Day of the Girl Child: What is it and why do we need it?

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Today marks International Day of the Girl Child: an annual initiative launched …

Michelle Obama and Melinda Gates: We can’t ignore adolescent girls in Covid-19 fight (opinion)
4 years, 4 months ago

Michelle Obama and Melinda Gates: We can’t ignore adolescent girls in Covid-19 fight (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Michelle Obama is the former first lady of the United States and founder of the Girls Opportunity Alliance. To keep girls learning Even if schools remain physically closed, girls – and all young people – deserve proper resources to continue their education. To that end, we’ve seen remarkable progress across the Girls Opportunity Alliance, a network of grassroots …

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