Echidna Global Scholars Series

A girl from an underprivileged background learns to use a computer at Mashal School on the outskirts of Islamabad January 24, 2013. Pakistani street children who once had to wash cars or scavenge now study at Mashal School, a non-profit organisation which helps over 400 children, according to the organisation. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (PAKISTAN - Tags: SOCIETY EDUCATION POVERTY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY)

Resolving gender gaps in ICT is critical for a more sustainable future

Khadim Hussain and Nasrin Siddiqa

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Ensuring young mothers return, remain, and learn in school

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM EDT

Afghan girls study at an open area, founded by Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC), outside Jalalabad city, Afghanistan September 16, 2015. REUTERS/Parwiz

To help ensure food and economic security in Afghanistan, invest in the skills of young women and girls

Nangyalai Attal

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Agriculture fields in Afghanistan

Increasing girls’ access to formal agricultural education in Afghanistan

Nangyalai Attal

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

A young woman in India talks to her mentor on the phone.

Unlocking young women’s economic potential through digital mentoring in India

Arundhuti Gupta

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Children in Nigeria do their school work during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Gender-responsive education in emergency in Nigeria

Edem Dorothy Ossai

Monday, November 29, 2021

An entrepreneur in Vietnam holds a bowl she made.

Demand-driven and gender-responsive policies for promoting entrepreneurship among women in Vietnam

Tran Thi Ngoc Tran

Monday, November 29, 2021

A woman at home uses her phone to talk to a mentor.

India should leverage digital mentoring to increase women’s workforce participation

Arundhuti Gupta

Tuesday, November 23, 2021

A Vietnamese woman wears traditional "ao dai" dress and a conical hat in downtown's Vietnam's central city of Da Nang. A Vietnamese woman wears traditional "ao dai" dress and a conical hat in downtown Vietnam's central city of Da Nang March 8, 2005. 40 years after the first American troops arrived in Da Nang on March 8, 1965 to fight in the Vietnam War which cost 58,000 American and 3,000,000 Vietnamese lives, a U.S. military team of about 100 flew into Da Nang early this month as part of continuing U.S. efforts to locate about 1,800 soldiers still listed as missing. REUTERS/Kham

A 3-pronged approach to meet the needs of aspiring women entrepreneurs in Vietnam

Tran Thi Ngoc Tran

Monday, November 22, 2021

A girl in Nigeria smiles in her classroom.

Nigeria needs a gender-responsive approach to education in emergencies

Edem Dorothy Ossai

Friday, November 19, 2021

Girls’ education research and policy symposium: Protecting rights and futures in times of crisis

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EST

A Mayan girl smiles.

Second chances at education can have big impacts on life outcomes for adolescent Mayan girls

María Cristina Osorio Vázquez and Hans Th.A. Bressers

Friday, October 8, 2021

Two women in India work on a computer together.

It takes a village: The role of mentorship in supporting India’s young women in the workforce

Arundhuti Gupta

Thursday, August 5, 2021

Afghan girls carry wheat as they work on a wheat field in outskirts of Jalalabad province, May 15, 2014. REUTERS/ Parwiz (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: AGRICULTURE SOCIETY)

The power of technical and vocational skills: Increasing girls’ participation in formal agriculture education in Afghanistan

Nangyalai Attal

Tuesday, August 3, 2021

A student in a Nigerian classroom raises her hand.

Education in emergency in Nigeria: Creating gender equitable policies so all girls have an uninterrupted right to learn

Edem Dorothy Ossai

Tuesday, July 27, 2021