Education

From Where I Stand: “We are trying to build a drone…to dispense medicines in rural areas” – 15-Year-Old Coder, Eno Ekanem, Abuja, Nigeria

wyskApril 25, 2019

By UN Women - Fifteen-year-old Eno Ekanem was among 80 girls from 34 African countries who attended the first Coding Camp in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 24 August...

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A New Society: How 300 Social Experts Are Addressing Gender Inequality

Guest ContributorApril 25, 2019

By Mously Lo - “If you ask me whether I am an academic or an activist, I would have to say both. I cannot imagine one without the other,” muses women’s rights ...

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The Two Montessoris: The Rise And Fall And Rebirth Of An Educational Revolution

Dale DeBakcsyApril 18, 2019

Had Maria Montessori died in 1913 at age 43, at the height of her fame and insight, this would be a pretty straightforward article about somebody who saw a pro...

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Girl Rising Debuts Powerful Short Film ‘Brave Girl Rising’

wyskMarch 8, 2019

On this International Women’s Day, Girl Rising, the non-profit behind the global campaign for girls’ education and empowerment, debuts their powerful new short...

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Downloadable STEM Role Models Posters Inspire Global Frenzy, Released In 7 Additional Languages

wyskMarch 8, 2019

Last month we featured a downloadable set of eight stunning and brilliantly inspiring STEM Role Models posters commissioned by Nevertheless podcast, and illust...

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60 Minutes Cut Women Leaders Out Of A Story On Getting Girls Into Tech, And It Broke The Internet

Guest ContributorMarch 7, 2019

By Ruthe Farmer & Dr. Leigh Ann DeLyser, CSforALL - Sunday March 3, at the start of Women’s History Month, 60 Minutes aired a segment on changing the rates...

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Period. End Of Sentence. The Menstruation Taboo-Busting Documentary Short That Just Won The Oscar

wyskFebruary 25, 2019

"When a girl gets her period in the United States, she may miss a class. When a girl gets her period in a developing country, she may never go to school again....

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Our Favorite Science Teacher, A 9-Year-Old Aspiring Nobel Laureate, Demos Hair Raising Lesson

wyskFebruary 11, 2019

When we first met Samatha Kranthijanya she was 6 years old and taught us the fundamentals of dark matter using cake (as dark matter) and candy (as the stars in...

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Girl Scout To Galaxy Explorer: How Caeley Looney Discovered Her Path To Aerospace Engineering In Middle School

Guest ContributorFebruary 11, 2019

By Shruti Kumar - It’s almost as if the stars aligned to bring Caeley Looney into the world of aerospace engineering. Caeley was born to two engineers?—?her mo...

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