Women Education

Is Iran poisoning girls to stop them from going to school?

A mysterious wave of illness gripped schoolgirls in Iran with many hospitalised after complaining of nausea, vomiting, headache and breathing difficulties. Now a senior health official has said that the students could have been deliberately poisoned as some extremists sought the closure of schools

Timeline | How the Taliban has suppressed Afghan women's education and rights

Since retaking power in Afghanistan 16 months ago, the Taliban has gradually returned to a hardline stance against women's education and freedoms. They claim that their rules are consistent with their interpretation of Islam

Not educating girls affects population growth, costs global economy $15 to $30 trillion, says World Bank

World Bank reported on the eve of UN Malala Day that not educating girls has costed the global economy around $15 to $ 30 trillion

Savitribai Phule's 186th birth anniversary commemorated by Google Doodle

Google Doodle is paying homage to Savitribai Phule with a Google Doodle showing the social activist urging a group of women towards a school.

In Japan, Modi stresses on women's empowerment, education

"As a Gujarat chief minister, I dedicated myself to help educate the girl child in the state," Modi stated in a message posted on the PMO twitter account.