UNITED NATIONS GIRLS EDUCATION INITIATIVE

Submitted by Christina Kwauk - postdoctoral fellow in the Center for Universal Education at the Brookings Institution, Amanda Braga - project coordinator and research assistant in the Center for Universal Education at the Brookings Institution, & Nora Fyles - Director of the Secretariat for the United Nations …View More  > 

The podcast ‘Cartooning for Girls in STEM in Bangladesh’, is part of the UN Girls’ Education Initiative’s #STEMtheGap series, promoting and profiling women and girls in STEM globally.   Nasreen Sultana Mitu, is a professional Science Cartoonist. Committed to engaging more girls in …View More  > 

Submitted by Margaret Nanyombi, founder & CEO at HerHealth/BVKit Uganda, a company that focuses on innovation on health tools for women. This blog is part of the UN Girls’ Education Initiative’s #STEMtheGap series,  focussing on women and girls in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.  …View More  > 

This podcast interview with  Sandra Cauffman – Deputy Director of Earth Sciences at NASA,  is part of the UN Girls’ Education Initiative’s #STEMtheGap series, promoting and profiling women and girls in STEM globally.   Sandra Cauffman holds a 29 year career with NASA …View More  > 

Submitted by Hanya Qureshi, co-developer of the UN Ivy STEM Connect Program. This blog is part of the UN Girls’ Education Initiative’s #STEMtheGap series,  focussing on women and girls in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.    After months of research and planning, …View More  > 

The ‘Techno Girls’ podcast is part of the UN Girls’ Education Initiative’s #STEMtheGap series, promoting and profiling women and girls in STEM globally.     In UNGEI’s latest podcast, Dr Wycliffe Otieno – Chief of Education for UNICEF South Africa, sits down with us …View More  > 

Submitted by Nahid Ahmadi, Mentor at Code to Inspire  – an organisation which uses technology education and outreach to provide Afghan women with leverage in their fight for social, political, and economic equality. This blog is part of the UN Girls’ …View More  > 

This blog is part of the UN Girls’ Education Initiative’s #STEMtheGap series,  focussing on women and girls in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.    Marking the launch of UNGEI’s series on women and girls in STEM, we connected with Karlie …View More  > 

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education builds 21st century competencies including critical thinking, innovation, problem solving, and collaboration. It is vital for preparing youth with the skills and know-how to participate in the future labor market, and to address …View More  >