A study of 27 projects educating marginalized girls in lower- and middle-income countries finds that whole communities need to be mobilized as “agents of change” to ensure the effects last Education ...

Barring girls from high school in Afghanistan violates their rights and has serious ramifications for Afghan society as a whole. "No country can move forward when half its population is left behind," ...

Malala Yousafzai visits Dabab, Kenya on her birthday in 2016. Since 2013, the Malala Fund has distributed $65 million through more than 400 grants across 27 countries. Now, as gender equality and ...

June 8, marked 1,000 days that female students have been banned from secondary school in Afghanistan under the Taliban. For over two and a half years, we women’s rights and education activists have ...

While Sub-Saharan African countries have made progress on gender equality and significant strides in education, girls’ schooling remains a major challenge. Millions of young girls still lack the ...

The Statistics and Trends Report 2023-24 on girls' education reveals that a total of 26.2 million children are still out of school, 13.4 million of whom are girls.Regarding facilities for disabled ...

Investing in girls’ education globally delivers huge returns for economic growth, political participation, women’s health, smaller and more sustainable families, and disease prevention, concludes a ...

The Obama Foundation’s Girls Opportunity Alliance will support local organizations helping young women overcome barriers to education and opportunity. Former First Lady Michelle Obama is renewing her ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

March is Women's Month, a crucial opportunity to amplify our commitment to gender equality and the persistent challenges faced by women and girls. The dialogue surrounding women's rights and ...