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In Gaza, Hamas Separates Classes By Gender

Hamas, the Islamic group that governs the Palestianian territory in Gaza, passed a new educational law that mandates separate classes for boys and girls over the age of 9 and also excludes men from working at girls’ schoo...
by Alice Formwalt
 
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A Kalash tribe woman from Pakistan sports a traditional headdress Share of the Week is open content stuff so great and awesome that we can’t keep it to ourselves. Creative Commons Love: Manal Khan on Flickr.com
by Alice Formwalt
 
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Teach at Honduras’ Leadership Center

If you want to volunteer and teach poor students in Honduras, here is an excellent opportunity: the Leadership Center (LC) invites applications for teachers who will be responsible for teaching college students in Honduras. The...
by Mantra Roy
 
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Girl Power

TechWomen: Where Business and Technology Meet Innovation

TechWomen is a program designed to empower the next generation of women and girls by providing access to opportunities that support a career in technology. Emerging women leaders in technology sectors from the Middle East and ...
by Alice Formwalt
 
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Share of the Week is open content stuff so great and awesome that we can’t keep it to ourselves. Creative Commons Love: Martin Sojka on Flickr.com
by Ling Shu
 
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“Half the Sky” Premiere on TV: Education is the Key to Rescuing Oppressed Females

Nicholas Kristof ‘s documentary, “Half the Sky,” premiered on PBS early this month. The four-hour documentary, which is based on a best-selling novel written by Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, depicted the tragic stories...
by Sera Yoo
 
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Sirleaf Market Women’s Fund Continues to Grow, Bringing Aid to Thousands of Female Vendors

UN Women has donated US $3 million to the Sirleaf Market Women’s Fund (SMWF) for the construction of eight markets in Liberia. The new venues will feature a bank, nursery school, warehouse, and adult literacy school. Th...
by Sean Yi
 
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Nigerian School Girls Experience High Rates of Sexual Abuse, Troubling Statistics

According to a recent study conducted in the Osun and Oyo states in Nigeria, 80% of the 3,118 female students surveyed had experienced sexual abuse. That puts the number of students who have experienced sexual abuse at 2,500 ...
by Susie Hufford
 
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Pregnant High School Students Expelled in Liberia

At St. Mark Lutheran High School, becoming pregnant is a violation of the school handbook. Five girls discovered this rule when they were expelled from the school after the principal learned of their pregnancies. In response to...
by Amanda Bragg
 
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