Dossier
girls' education
Coverage of girls' education in the Nexus archive.
- Beyond declarations
Pakistan, chairing the OIC Ministerial Conference on Women, faces criticism for its low global ranking in gender equality. The conference emphasized the need for tangible progress over declarations, with proposals for measurable targets in girls' education and women's leadership. Challenges include weak enforcement of women's legal protections and low workforce participation.
- She was told to marry in a country which bans girls' education. So she got in a taxi and fled
A young woman fled her home country after being pressured to marry, in a nation where girls' education has been banned for nearly five years. Young women in the country report losing their dreams due to the ongoing restrictions on schooling.