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How a Native American coming-of-age ritual is making a comeback

Culture

The Ojibwe, one of the largest Indigenous groups in North America, are revitalizing a coming-of-age ritual for girls that signifies the power of womanhood.

5th Grade Girls Attending Driscoll Elementary School in Brookline, Massachusetts

How American fifth graders react when introduced to the concept of child marriages

Education

Immigrant author discusses winding road from Caribbean to pages of The New Yorker

Arts, Culture & Media

Boys don’t do as well as girls in school – video games can help

Global Politics

Aborting girls increasingly common practice in India

Development & Education
The World

The xx: The UK’s Shyest Pop Stars

Arts, Culture & Media

Four years ago, a group of 20-year-olds from South London who craft quiet, soulful electronic music suddenly made a huge noise. They called themselves The xx, and their debut album was an unexpected hit.

The Global Struggle for Girls’ Education

Today is the first-ever U.N.  International Day of the Girl, a day dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of educating girls and young women around the world. It’s meant to be a day of hope and celebration, but the brutal attack on against a Pakistani teenage education advocate named  Malala Yousafzi has changed the tenor of […]

Boys Make Up the Bulk of India’s Population Surge

Lifestyle & Belief

India’s population has tripled in size in the last 50 years, but the data has a disturbing side, the ratio of boys to girls has dropped again. The gender imbalance is a result of sex selection, and may have far-reaching adverse effects for the country.