In Kenya, the prevalence of female genital mutilation has dropped by 24.2 percentage points where an alternative rite of passage is being tried.
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Girls are leading activist movements across the world, but don’t see themselves as political.
Sexual violence against women and girls in Nigeria’s northeastern region persists because of the Nigerian government’s lax response to cases of sexual offences.
Hijab controversy in Nigeria’s public schools has further exposed how religion has polarised Africa’s most populous nation.
Nigeria must prioritise investment in education, health and infrastructure to harness the opportunities of its huge population.
In urbanising communities in sub-Saharan Africa, women cooking primarily with charcoal and wood had approximately 50% higher odds of likely depression than those cooking with gas.
Gender differences were more significant in lower-income families.
Statistics show that about 41% of women in Kenya have reported physical or sexual violence from their husbands or partners in their lifetime.
Policies are needed to prevent child marriage and protect women who marry as children from abusive relationships.
A better understanding of ADHD in girls will enable earlier recognition, diagnosis and, importantly, treatment for girls, than currently exists.
A viral TikTok video is helping girls bear witness to the harassment they experience at school.
There are concerns that the longer girls spend out of school, the more they are at risk of dropping out.
Telling girls to smile pressures distracts them from the very real, dangerous and sometimes deadly challenges that girls around the world face.
It’s clear that when girls and young women are at the forefront of major social justice movements, the old structures of patriarchy and misogyny can be challenged and hopefully dismantled.
Less than 30% of researchers worldwide are women. The biases and perceptions that keep women and girls out of STEM must be tackled.
A strong identity as a scientist is crucial for girls to succeed in STEM fields such as computer science. Are educators recognizing and rewarding the right behaviors?
Lockdown has, for many, been an opportunity to take up daily exercise. And this is something that must be encouraged long after lockdown restrictions are lifted.
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Psychological services for girls who have been abused and traumatised in their marriages would help alleviate and reduce distress.
Indonesian textbooks represent gender equality better than their South Asian counterparts, but our analysis shows portrayals of women are still biased.
Closing the reading achievement gap continues to be a pressing global challenge.
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Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Paediatrics & Child Health and Director of the Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit, University of Sydney
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Postdoctoral Scholar and Associate Lecturer, Murdoch University
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Professor of Computer Science and Provost/CEO/PVC, University of Nottingham
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Professor in Psychology, University of Essex
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Professor of Development Economics, Monash University
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Associate Professor of American Studies, University of Maine at Augusta
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Lecturer in Continuing and Distance Education, University of Ghana
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Honorary Associate Professor, Australian National University
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Associate Professor (School of Modern Languages and Cultures), University of Warwick
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Research Associate, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
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Senior lecturer in Economics, RMIT University
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Head of Education and Human Resources Programs at American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS); Trustee, California Institute of Technology
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Honorary Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
