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 ...

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 ...

Almost 70% of the civilians being slaughtered in Gaza are women and children. Even the “lucky ones” who survive live in constant terror, uprooted from any semblance of normality. In September, 45,000 ...

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 ...

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 ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." This morning at Hearst’s Female Force summit, hosted in partnership with HearstLab, leaders across ...

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," ...

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 ...

In a gazette notification issued on March 30, the Department of Women and Child Development detailed the 'Delhi Lakhpati Bitiya Scheme Rules', which came into force from Wednesday. The new scheme ...

India, March 31 -- Educate Girls celebrated its 18th foundation day here on Monday, spotlighting its grassroots efforts to ...