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Women’s education is one of the most powerful tools available for alleviating poverty, strengthening democratic governance and advancing sustainable development. Research shows investments in educating girls and women correlate with health improvements, including decreased infant mortality, better child nutrition and increased family income. Despite progress, many more boys than girls attend secondary school and post-secondary school in some parts of the world, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. More effort needs to be invested in making quality education available to all people around the globe: girls and boys, women and men, from pre-school to adult education.

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The National Coalition of Girls' Schools (NCGS) is a leading advocate for girls' education with a distinct commitment to the transformative power of all girls' schools. The Coalition acts at the forefront of educational thought, collaborating and connecting globally with individuals, schools, and organizations dedicated to empowering girls to be influential contributors to the world. NCGS ultimately envisions a world where every girl will have access to the education and resources she needs to develop into a competent and confident woman, one who is equipped to assume whatever role she seeks for herself, wherever in the world.

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Join NCGS on June 21, 2011 as we celebrate 20 years of NCGS schools leading the way for girls and STEM with Advancing Girls in STEM: An NCGS Symposium. Returning to the site of our first STEM symposium in 1991, Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, we will host an event that will highlight nationally-renowned speakers, present original research, and share innovative ways to engage and retain girls in the STEM fields.

And please join us, as well, the night before as we gather with the extended NCGS community-schools, alumnae, friends, and former colleagues-at Southfield School in Brookline, Massachusetts, to kick off a year-long celebration of NCGS' own 20th anniversary. Be on the lookout for more details about these events - we look forward to celebrating with you!

To learn more about and register for the Symposium and NCGS' 20th Anniversary celebration, please visit www.ncgs.org/STEMSymposium2011.

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Girls' school burned down in Afghanistan, Qurans destroyed

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CNN: From 1996-2001, girls were not allowed to attend school in Afghanistan. Although many girls schools have reopened, female educational institutions have come under attack, with buildings being burned and schoolgirls being poisoned.

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"Armed men burned down a girls' primary school in eastern Afghanistan Monday night, an act that also destroyed hundreds of Qurans, a government official said Tuesday. Ministry of Education spokesman Asif Nang tells CNN that the Sangar girls' primary school, located in the Alengar district of Laghman province, was destroyed.

Taliban militants have attacked girls' schools in the past, but Seddiqui said that the fire was apparently set by "addicts and thieves" in a failed robbery attempt. The provincial governor's spokesman, Gul Rahman Hamdard, confirmed the burning of the school and the Qurans. He told CNN an investigation is ongoing. Women were oppressed during the Taliban's rule, from 1996-2001, and many Afghan girls were not allowed to attend school during that time.

Girls' schools began reopening after the Islamist regime was toppled. The United Nations children's agency, UNICEF, estimates this year that 2 million Afghan girls are attending school."

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CNN

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http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/11/09/afghanistan.school.torched/?hpt=T2

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November 9, 2010

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Women Leaders Transforming America

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The National Council for Research on Women and Dēmos

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Women Leaders Transforming America

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

12:00 – 2:00 pm

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UNICEF Releases Report on Girls Education in Iraq

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Feminist Majority Foundation: The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has published their 2010 report about the current education situation for girls in Iraq. The report looks at the education system in Iraq and makes recommendations to both the government and UNICEF Iraq to improve girls' access to high quality education.

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"Yesterday, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) published their 2010 report about the current education situation for girls in Iraq. The report PDF analyzes the education system in Iraq and makes recommendations to both the Iraqi government and UNICEF Iraq to improve girls' access to high quality instruction.

The overall number of children receiving primary education in Iraq has been declining since the 2004-05 school year, although girls' enrollment in schools is much lower than that of boys and their drop out rate is higher. According to the study, "for every 100 boys enrolled in primary schools in Iraq, there are just under 89 girls."

The report attributes girls' under representation in schools to the lack of family approval of girls' education, difficulties traveling to and from school, early marriages, and unsafe conditions and abuse at the school. To address these issues, UNICEF recommends improving school curriculum, providing safe transportation to the girls, implementing innovative educational strategies, and improving teacher training"

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Feminist Majority Foundation

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http://www.feminist.org/news/newsbyte/uswirestory.asp?id=12658

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October 1, 2010

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The Power of Girls

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*By Julie Zeilinger

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In Pakistan, Islamic schools for women thrive

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Seattle Times: The Al-Huda chain of Islamic schools across Pakistan is growing rapidly and gaining popularity among the many women who attend classes there. It was started by a woman and offers structured curriculum to its many students. However, critics complain that Al-Huda is silent on subjects such as violence against women, attacks on non-Muslims or Islamist terrorism wrecking the country.

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"The Al-Huda chain of Islamic schools across Pakistan was founded by Farhat Hashmi in her home with a small group of students in the early 1990s. Now it caters to women and girls in Pakistan and in elsewhere, including the U.S. and Canada, where Hashmi now lives. Al-Huda is distinct in several ways from other groups in Pakistan offering classes on Islam.

It offers a structured curriculum and a range of programs, a strong brand name and administration, and it was conceived and run by women from the start, instead of being a branch of a male-dominated institution. At its main campus in Islamabad, the Pakistani capital, women wearing uniforms of head scarves and long robes sit in rows and take notes as teachers lead lessons on the meaning of the Quran. Children scamper through the multistory facility. There's a library, concession stands, a range of pamphlets, books and audiotapes and even an 80-year-old member who acts as a therapist of sorts. Women can sign up for full-fledged diploma courses, taught in Urdu and English, or they can be "listeners," just stopping by now and then. Schedules are flexible to attract working women, housewives and the young. Students can live on campus, and a bigger facility is being built on the edge of Islamabad.

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The Seattle Times

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http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2012214291_apaspakistanislamforwomen.html?syndication=rss

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June 26, 2010

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Girls Discovered: Global Maps of Adolescent Girls

Submitted by jzeilinger@ncrw.org on Wed, 06/30/2010 - 5:01pm

What do we know about girls?

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Wellesley Centers for Women

Sari Pekkala Kerr is an economist and a senior research scientist at the Wellesley Centers for Women at Wellesley College. She joined the WCW in 2010. Dr. Kerr previously worked at the Government Institute for Economic Research in Helsinki. She also served as an adjunct professor or visiting scholar to the economics departments of MIT, Boston University, and the University of Kent at Canterbury. Dr. Kerr also has extensive private sector experience as an economic consultant for Charles River Associates and Keystone Strategy. Dr. Kerr received her Ph.D. from the University of Jyvaskyla in Finland.

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42° 18' 26.5572" N, 71° 16' 10.5708" W

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Map It! The Global Status of Girls

Submitted by Kyla Bender-Baird on Fri, 04/30/2010 - 4:51pm

Introducing the new, fully interactive method of feminist geographical mapping: online map tools!

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Teaching Girls to Report on the World Cup

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Global Girl Media, an educational nonprofit founded in January 2009, aims to use the 2010 World Cup to empower young women by teaching them about digital media.

Its first project, called "Kick It Up!", will teach about 20 disadvantaged South African teenagers to report on the Cup, and will also encourage them to tell stories about their lives.

The girls will be trained by South African journalists, sportscasters, and established personalities in women's sports in all aspects of reporting, including blogging and video editing. The intent is to give the girls a new outlet, and a way to interact with their communities

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IPS

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http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=50869

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March 31, 2010

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