Echidna Global Scholars Series

CIRCA 2009 Niger, Niamey, Portrait of an african muslim schoolgirl with a blue scarf covering her hair, and holding her hand before her mouth.

‘Schooling’ isn’t enough: The urgency of quality education for children forcibly on the move in the Sahel

Friday, September 9, 2022

A Pakistani girl studies in the classroom.

How do we ensure that schools in Pakistan engage the most excluded children in quality education?

Wednesday, September 7, 2022

female Nepali students

Emotionally literate teachers help ensure educational equity for adolescent girls

Bhawana Shrestha

Friday, September 2, 2022

woman working on computer with photo overlays of computer science models

Can digital technology education improve gender equality in ICT careers in Kenya?

Anthony Luvanda

Monday, August 29, 2022

Riding to school: How bicycles are changing education for girls in rural Africa

Damaris Seleina Parsitau and Joel Kamoko

Thursday, July 21, 2022

Transforming pathways in the Global South for young women to work

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM EDT

Women selling flowers in the early morning in a small market, Hanoi, Vietnam

Gender at the intersection of education and entrepreneurship in Bhutan and Vietnam

Nima Tshering and Tran Thi Ngoc Tran

Monday, June 27, 2022

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