Afghanistan bans girls from attending school beyond the primary level. Education advocate Somaya Faruqi is working to protect ...

The education gender gap costs the world between $15 trillion and $30 trillion in human capital. U.S. aid programs need to equip girls and women to participate in the modern digital economy. Douglas ...

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday stressed the urgency of girls' education, saying that empowering this faction of the society was a key to lifting families and nations. Opening the two-day ...

Despite every government in the world promising free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education to everyone, 130 million girls are out of school today. It’s difficult to comprehend what ...

Sadaf, age 18, joined the inaugural round of the Stealth Sisters program in July 2022, only months after the Taliban closed schools for girls in Afghanistan. Joining the program was an act of ...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers decided against opening schools to girls above the sixth grade, reneging on a previous promise and opting to appease their hardline base at the ...

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — On March 23, the Taliban turned away teenage girls, who had arrived excited and carrying new textbooks, from school gates across Afghanistan. Classrooms would be closed to girls ...

The evidence that educating girls creates healthier, wealthier, fairer, and more stable communities is overwhelming—so why isn’t every girl getting a quality education? The barriers, particularly for ...

In this article, we will discuss a troubling global issue: the profound challenges faced by girls seeking an education in some parts of the world. We will talk about the 25 worst countries for girls ...

Under the leadership of CM Yogi Adityanath, the changes witnessed in the lives of women, adolescent girls, and young girls ...