A 2018 World Bank study estimates that the “limited educational opportunities for girls, and barriers to completing 12 years of education, cost countries between US$15 trillion and $30 trillion in ...

Vice President Kashim Shettima has urged stakeholders across various sectors to rise above primordial sentiments and ensure that the girl child receives quality education. He lamented that for too ...

Across the globe, too many girls face barriers in accessing education. Currently, 132 million girls globally are not enrolled in school. Girls between the ages of 10 and 19 are three times more likely ...

This allowed them to challenge entrenched social norms—such as support for preventing early marriage or gender-based violence—that often represent barriers to girls' education and life chances.

Girls need at least 12 years in education to break barriers and create international change. But education is increasingly ...

limiting access to education, job opportunities and innovation,” according to UNESCO. In Africa, for instance, “cultural barriers, cost and mobility restrictions prevent many girls from accessing ...