Tag Archives: education
Interview with Oley Dibba-Wadda, Executive Director of Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE)
This month WIPA is honored to interview Oley Dibba-Wadda, Executive Director of FAWE. Ms. Dibba-Wadda is a gender equality specialist within the international policy and programming field. Prior to becoming the Executive Director of FAWE, she was the Global Gender Advisor … Continue reading
LG: Improving IT Education for Women in the Middle East
LG Electronics recently announced the launch of the LE Electronics IT Academy in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to train women in IT skills which they can use to pursue skills in the electronics industry. As part of LG’s CSR campaign, they have teamed up with … Continue reading
Harvard Kennedy School’s Women & Public Policy Program is Working Hard to Close the Gender Gap
I recently came across the Harvard Kennedy School’s Women and Public Policy Program website. WAPPP is a dedicated program that works toward the advancement of women and encourages the full participation of women in policy making. One way that WAPPP does this is … Continue reading
Can M.I.T. Imagine a World Without Gender Quotas?
Twelve years ago M.I.T. acknowledged that it had discriminated against women in ways that stymied equality between female and male colleagues on campus. Since that time M.I.T. has worked hard to reverse this pattern. They have accomplished this through a series of steps and measures designed to promote … Continue reading
WIPA: Women & Public Policy Winning Essay [FULL]
The following essay was submitted by Rebecca Tisdale for the 2011 Women & Public Policy Essay Contest. Gayle Lemmon, author of The Dressmaker of Khair Khana judged this contest and awarded Rebeeca Tisdale the title of winner. Q: What strategies … Continue reading
Reducing HIV/AIDS among women and children populations in Tanzinia
USAID recently released a report on a HIV/AIDS impact reduction project – developed, carried out and led by the Camfed USA Foundation in Tanzania. Vulnerable groups were identified as women and young girls in specific communities. It achieved the project’s … Continue reading
Conflicting sides: BBC News – Afghan Taliban ‘end’ opposition to educating girls
On Jan 14th, BBC News reported that the Afghan Taliban may be ending its ban on educating girls. According to BBC news the country’s education minister Farooq Wardak stated that the Taliban were loosening their restrictions on educating women. Foreign politicians remain … Continue reading