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This page lists news items, articles, studies and other things gleaned from the Internet regarding girl’s issues. We’re doing top level editing, but are not exhaustively reading each article, so please bear in mind that these items do not necessarily represent the opinions of the Eva Gunther Foundation, its Board or employees. If you want to comment on any of these stories, please go to our discussion list.
5/7/2010 Girls’ science education: choice, solidarity and culture …
There is a wide field of literature on issues of gender and science, most of which has some relevance to the science education of girls. Statistics fr…
5/5/2010 Gymnastic training improves bone health in girls – Science Blog …
Chevy Chase, MD — According to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM), …
5/4/2010 Can sending girls to school help reduce maternal mortality …
Girls’ education has other important benefits for women, health and communities; education can increase women’s livelihoods and can improve health.
4/28/2010 OSTP Director Holdren Speaks Out for Girls in Science, Math, and …
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4/12/2010 Engendering Empowerment: Education and Equality (E4) Conference …
The Engendering Empowerment: Education and Equality (E4) Conference, organized by the United Nations Girls’ Education Initiative in collaboration with the Beyond Access team
4/10/2010 Letting girls speak out about science
Parents may be the single strongest negative social influence on girls’ science career choices when they hold different expectations for daughters than for …
4/8/2010 Differences Between Boys and Girls in Education | eHow.com
Differences Between Boys and Girls in Education. For the past two decades, studies have revealed that boys tend to excel in math and science, whereas girls …
4/3/2010 Importance of girls’ education stressed : CHILD RIGHTS DESK
US Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee on April 2 underscored the importance of girls’ education in Pakistan. During a visit to Girls’ Model School here she said, “It is vitally important to support initiatives to …
4/1/2010 Girls, science and leadership school.
4/1/2010 The Truth about Boys and Girls – Science Blog | e! Science News
Parents anticipate sex differences from the first prenatal ultrasound but then seem amazed when their son goes gaga over trucks or their daughter will wear
3/26/2010 Ending gender inequality through Education | Children
Through education the negative gender-based norms and practices that are all to commonplace in many countries around the world, can gradually be replaced with the positive image of empowered and educated women and girls.
3/24/2010 Expanding Girls’ Science Horizons Wins Nod for Public S …
This page provides information about ‘Expanding Girls’ Science Horizons Wins Nod for Public S’ on Broken Controllers.
3/17/2010 Girls close math gap with boys, stay far ahead in reading performance
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3/17/2010 Staying Out of Science
It may be as simple as giving young girls science role models. “Community outreach from science and technology professionals really goes a long way in …
3/8/2010 Women and girls are key to security
Investment in women and girls’ education and empowerment is increasingly recognized as a linchpin to advancing social, economic and political progress in …
2/25/2010 Stress hormone, depression trigger obesity in girls – Science Blog …
Depression raises stress hormone levels in adolescent boys and girls but may lead to obesity only in girls, according to researchers.
2/25/2010 UN Foundation Pledges Continued Support To Empower Girls The UN’s Girl Fund, provides funding to improve girls education–over 70 percent of the world’s 130 million of out of school youth are girls. …
2/25/2010 Women In Science – Science Girls: Science & career news for women
More than 25 years have gone by since the US Congress passed the Women in Science and Technology Equal Opportunity Act, which states that it is “the policy …
2/20/2010 Monthly Joy: Access to Sanitary Pads May Lead to Better Education … Having grown up with access to these products and regarding “that time of the month” as a nuisance, who would have thought lack of access to feminine hygience products would affect the girls’ education and everything else. …
2/19/2010 New TV show makes science cool for girls – Science Fair: Science … USATODAY.com.
2/17/2010. Here is an interesting blog post from a thoughtful you ng woman who is working in Afghanistan.
2/15/2010. As Girls Become Women, Sport pay Dividends. New York Times
2/3/2010 Pepsi Launches $20 Million Project In Optimism
1/30/2010 Girls, Economies and Green Innovation
1/28/2010 Boys Are Not Better at Math than Girls, Study Says | related po
1/28/10 Girls also contribute to society | Parley
The United Nations Girls’ Education Initiative (UNGEI) point out that each year, these countries lose billions of dollars because of failing to invest in girls and young women. According to the UNGEI, “investment in girls means growth …
1/27/2010 Gender Issues Must Move to Heart of Davos Agenda
1/27/2010 Anxious female teachers pass fear on to their students
1/22/10 Here is a link to the Kaiser Foundation’s report on Media use by children ages 8 – 18; 53 hours a week.
1/18/2010 This site seems to provide access to a lot of studies on girl-related topics (MG) the girls psychology pdf pdf Ebook Download
1/14/10 SKoreans now prefer daughters over sons: survey
Channel News Asia
SEOUL: A longstanding preference among South Koreans for sons rather than daughters is changing amid new social trends, according to a survey cited by …
1/14/10 Lack of education opportunities in Nepal ‘pushes women into prostitution’
VSO International
A report compiled by the UN in 2008 concluded that girls’ education in Nepal is being adversely affected by a shortage of female teachers, …
1/13/10 Still Earning Less – Advice – The Chronicle of Higher Education
We are concerned about girls/science, but ignore boys/humanities. The fact is that there is very little balance in gender studies of the type supported by …
Pre-birth exposure to a chemical widely used in plastics appears to be linked to more aggressive behavior in little girls, according to research published …
1/11/10. This is interesting –Lessons drawn from pakistan also apply here (MG) Doug Clark: Future depends on education for girls … By thekangaproject In the struggle for a brighter future, there can be no letting up for long.
1/9/10 Encourage Her To Love Science – Cincy School Zone
Some are free, such as the Girls Science Investigations Days at Yale University. Others charge tuition. Many give scholarships based on need. …
1/8/10 When it shows up on Nickelodeon . . . .(MG) Afghanistan: The War for Girls Nick.com What kind of people would harm a mother and father simply because they sent their daughter to school? The Taliban are the former Afghan rulers who are now …
1/8/10 This link leads to several interesting articles about keeping girsl interested in math. Girls And Math
high school girls · girls math · girls science · math and science teachers · role models · Female Social Conditioning and Success …
1/4/2010 Women in Science, Engineering and Technology: Changing Roles and …
Additional research on the impact of media sources on girls’ science self- concept is needed to develop effective interventions for encouraging girls, …
1/4/2010 Body Image Psychology Study
1/4/2010 Shesthefirst.org
1/2/2010 Socio-Cultural Impediments to Indian Muslim Women’s Struggles for …
Some of these are actively involved in promoting girls’ education (seeing this as Islamically-mandated) and in social reforms, critiquing certain anti-women practices that they regard as un-Islamic. At the same time, however, …