Eve Crowley: G(irls)20 Summit: Closing the Gender Gap in Agriculture
Despite the crucial role that women and girls play in their communities, they are all too often seen as a burden. To change such perceptions, we need to give them access to the resources they need to realize their full economic potential. full story 
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Elly Mawson is representing the UK at the 2013 G(irls)20 Summit. The Summit brings together one girl, aged 18-20, from each G20 country to look at the G20 Leaders agenda thru the lens of the economic empowerment of girls and women. This is #6 in a series of interviews with the G(irls)20 delegates. You’ll see what problems this new generation of women are fixing.
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Dinara Zhorobekova is representing Turkey at the 2013 G(irls)20 Summit. The Summit brings together one girl, aged 18-20, from each G20 country to look at the G20 Leaders agenda thru the lens of the economic empowerment of girls and women. Over the next few weeks, I’ll post interviews with the G(irls)20 delegates. You’ll see what problems this new generation of women are...
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Carmina Mancenon is the delegate representing Japan at the 2013 G(irls)20 Summit. The Summit brings together one girl, aged 18-20, from each G20 country to look at the G20 Leaders agenda thru the lens of the economic empowerment of girls and women. Over the next few weeks, I’ll post interviews with the G(irls)20 delegates. You’ll see what problems this new generation of...
forbes.com (1 month and 19 days ago)
Be Your Own Change Agent: Next Gen Female Leaders
Isabella Rossi is representing Italy at the 2013 G(irls)20 Summit. The Summit brings together one girl, aged 18-20, from each G20 country to look at the G20 Leaders agenda thru the lens of the economic empowerment of girls and women. Over the next few weeks, I’ll post interviews with the G(irls)20 delegates. You’ll see what problems this new generation of women are fixing. ...
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The Universal Message From Girls: Equality Must Rule
The G(irls)20 Summit brings together one girl, aged 18-20, from each G20 country to look at the G20 Leaders agenda thru the lens of the economic empowerment of girls and women. This is #7 in a series of interviews with the G(irls)20 delegates. You’ll see what problems this new generation of women are fixing.
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We've Moved Backward in Closing the Gender Wage Gap
The gender wage gap is a hot topic. So hot that President Obama’s first act when he took office was signing the Lilly Ledbetter Act, which give the victims of pay discrimination more time to file charges against their employers. It even came up during the presidential campaign last year and was pointedly raised during one of the debates.
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To End The Gender Skill Gap In STEM, Add Competition To The Equation
A new study released this week found that the gender gap in math skills has disappeared—but only when just the right amount of competition has been added to the equation.
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