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Miss Universe Fatima Bosch Speaks Out For Afghan Women: 'They Have No Voice'
Miss Universe Fatima Bosch wrote, "Every girl deserves education, freedom, and the chance to choose future"
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Nominations Open For 2026 UNESCO Prize For Girls' And Women's Education
UNESCO encourages its member states to implement a national selection process and publicly announce their selected nominees.
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Government Invites Applications From Women For 2-Month Paid Internship Programme
Government Paid Internship Programme: Applications must be submitted online through the official MWCD internship portal before the December 10 deadline.
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"Women, Education Two Wheels Of Chariot That Will Drive The Nation": Vice President
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday underlined the importance of women education, saying the dream of a developed India was incomplete without women and education.
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UNESCO Invites Applications For Women's Education Prize Worth Rs 41 Lakh
UNESCO Award 2024: Higher education institutions (HEIs) are urged to forward applications to the Indian National Commission for Cooperation with UNESCO (INCCU) by April 30, 2024.
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35 Afghan Universities Could Collapse After Ban On Women Education: Report
A domino effect due to the Taliban banning higher education for women in Afghanistan is being felt by the country's private universities, which according to an estimate are staring at imminent closure, Tolo News reported.
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Year Ender 2022: Afghanistan's Humanitarian Crisis After Taliban Takeover
Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August last year, the country has undergone a myriad of changes such as barring girls from education, restriction on press, and imposition of repressive policies.
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"Grave Step Backwards": Rishi Sunak On Taliban's University Ban For Women
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday criticized the Taliban's decision to ban University education for girls, saying "denying them access to university is a grave step backwards."
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"Education Of Women Stopped In Mughal Era": Maharashtra BJP Chief
Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrakant Patil on Sunday said the practice of giving education to women stopped during the Mughal era out of security concerns and they had to start wearing 'ghunghat' (veil) for safety reasons.
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Afghan Universities Reopen, Women May Attend Only If Separated From Men
Afghanistan's public universities on Wednesday opened for the first time since the Taliban took over the country last year, with female students joining their male counterparts heading back to campus.
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Taliban To Announce Plans For Girls' Education "Soon": UN
The Taliban will announce a framework that allows girls to attend school in Afghanistan "soon," a senior United Nations official said, after four weeks in which Afghan boys have been allowed a secondary education but girls have not.
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Women Can Attend University Under New Rule: Taliban Acting Minister
Afghan women will be allowed to study at university but there would be a ban on mixed classes under their rule, the Taliban's acting higher education minister said on Sunday.
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Hope Japan PM Will Encourage G20 Leaders To Fund Girls' Education: Malala
Nobel Peace Prize-winner Malala Yousafzai Friday urged Japan and its fellow Group of 20 nations to pledge new funding for educating girls at June's G20 summit, hosted by the Japanese.
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In India's Small Towns, More Women Opting For Post-Graduation Than Men
The performance of India’s female athletes at the Rio Olympic Games got the entire country talking about gender equality. The strongest case was that of Sakshi Malik, India’s first female wrestler to win an Olympic medal. The discourse moved to her hometown- Rohtak, in Haryana – one of the state’s 17 districts classified as gender-critical....
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Government Incentives For Girls Appear To Work - Somewhat
When the then Women and Child Development Minister Renuka Chowdhury launched the Dhanalakshmi scheme in 2008, she hoped it would encourage families to educate girls. The scheme encouraged families to delay marriage, offering Rs 100,000 ($1,500) as insurance if the girl child was not married by 18. However, more than two-thirds, or 69 per cent, of t...
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Miss Universe Fatima Bosch Speaks Out For Afghan Women: 'They Have No Voice'
Miss Universe Fatima Bosch wrote, "Every girl deserves education, freedom, and the chance to choose future"
-
Nominations Open For 2026 UNESCO Prize For Girls' And Women's Education
UNESCO encourages its member states to implement a national selection process and publicly announce their selected nominees.
-
Government Invites Applications From Women For 2-Month Paid Internship Programme
Government Paid Internship Programme: Applications must be submitted online through the official MWCD internship portal before the December 10 deadline.
-
"Women, Education Two Wheels Of Chariot That Will Drive The Nation": Vice President
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday underlined the importance of women education, saying the dream of a developed India was incomplete without women and education.
-
UNESCO Invites Applications For Women's Education Prize Worth Rs 41 Lakh
UNESCO Award 2024: Higher education institutions (HEIs) are urged to forward applications to the Indian National Commission for Cooperation with UNESCO (INCCU) by April 30, 2024.
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35 Afghan Universities Could Collapse After Ban On Women Education: Report
A domino effect due to the Taliban banning higher education for women in Afghanistan is being felt by the country's private universities, which according to an estimate are staring at imminent closure, Tolo News reported.
-
Year Ender 2022: Afghanistan's Humanitarian Crisis After Taliban Takeover
Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in August last year, the country has undergone a myriad of changes such as barring girls from education, restriction on press, and imposition of repressive policies.
-
"Grave Step Backwards": Rishi Sunak On Taliban's University Ban For Women
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday criticized the Taliban's decision to ban University education for girls, saying "denying them access to university is a grave step backwards."
-
"Education Of Women Stopped In Mughal Era": Maharashtra BJP Chief
Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrakant Patil on Sunday said the practice of giving education to women stopped during the Mughal era out of security concerns and they had to start wearing 'ghunghat' (veil) for safety reasons.
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Afghan Universities Reopen, Women May Attend Only If Separated From Men
Afghanistan's public universities on Wednesday opened for the first time since the Taliban took over the country last year, with female students joining their male counterparts heading back to campus.
-
Taliban To Announce Plans For Girls' Education "Soon": UN
The Taliban will announce a framework that allows girls to attend school in Afghanistan "soon," a senior United Nations official said, after four weeks in which Afghan boys have been allowed a secondary education but girls have not.
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Women Can Attend University Under New Rule: Taliban Acting Minister
Afghan women will be allowed to study at university but there would be a ban on mixed classes under their rule, the Taliban's acting higher education minister said on Sunday.
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Hope Japan PM Will Encourage G20 Leaders To Fund Girls' Education: Malala
Nobel Peace Prize-winner Malala Yousafzai Friday urged Japan and its fellow Group of 20 nations to pledge new funding for educating girls at June's G20 summit, hosted by the Japanese.
-
In India's Small Towns, More Women Opting For Post-Graduation Than Men
The performance of India’s female athletes at the Rio Olympic Games got the entire country talking about gender equality. The strongest case was that of Sakshi Malik, India’s first female wrestler to win an Olympic medal. The discourse moved to her hometown- Rohtak, in Haryana – one of the state’s 17 districts classified as gender-critical....
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Government Incentives For Girls Appear To Work - Somewhat
When the then Women and Child Development Minister Renuka Chowdhury launched the Dhanalakshmi scheme in 2008, she hoped it would encourage families to educate girls. The scheme encouraged families to delay marriage, offering Rs 100,000 ($1,500) as insurance if the girl child was not married by 18. However, more than two-thirds, or 69 per cent, of t...
