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Stories by Giulia Pelosi

Redefining gender stereotypes to empower women and girls

March 8, 2017 By

International women's day worldreader

Empowering Women and Girls Around the world, nearly two thirds of illiterate people are women—a proportion that has remained unchanged for two decades. Despite progress made towards gender equality, women and girls continue to be held back because of their gender. In 2015, world leaders placed gender equality and empowerment of all women and girls at … Continue Reading →

How Do We Get Every Girl Reading?

October 11, 2016 By

A Global Girl Data Movement The 11th of October marks the International Day of the Girl Child. There are 1.1 billion girls around the world. Each one of them has incredible potential yet many of them are deprived of an education and subject to discrimination simply because they are girls. We’re taking measures to play … Continue Reading →