Tag: gender equality

Girls’ education is the best investment we can make to grow the world’s economies

November 2, 2017

Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai seen at the kitchen of Yerwa Girls school in Maiduguri, Nigeria. (Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde) WRITTEN BY: Farah Mohamed, CEO, Malala Fund “If you ask most people if they believe girls should go to school, they’ll answer yes. I would guess that most of you reading this right now are offended by the idea of … More Girls’ education is the best investment we can make to grow the world’s economies

7 Ways Title IX Protects College Students

October 21, 2017

By: Emily Zak | October 7, 2017 | About Emily | Follow Emily at @EmilyEZak For 45 years, Title IX has helped protect students from gender discrimination but recently the Trump Administration has been tweaking guidelines for the influential civil rights law. First, Betsy DeVos’ Education Department withdrew protections for transgender students. Now, sexual assault survivors have to work harder to prove their assault happened. … More 7 Ways Title IX Protects College Students

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January 13, 2017

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is currently taking applications for its “Men’s Project,” a six-week program that aims to counter the alleged harmful effects of society’s masculinity paradigms and pressures and empower participants to promote “gender equity.” “Men’s Project creates a space for critical self-reflection and dialogue about what it means to be a man and how … More Share: “Male college students to undergo ‘critical self-reflection’ of masculinity”