In conjunction with our latest Global Issues Book Discussion Series selection of The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré, this article will have a brief look at literacy in Nigeria.
As the Nigerian Minister of Education Mallam Adamu Adamu stated in 2018, “Education is the bedrock of any country’s development and any...
Anyone paying attention to world events knows the Taliban have reclaimed power in Afghanistan. While this is a difficult situation by a variety of measures, the crisis for women in general, and girls’ education in particular, cannot be understated. The Education...
How much do you trade to defeat loneliness? – p. 163
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens was a book that inspired passionate conversation when the Education Team decided to take an hour one Sunday to meet and discuss this interesting selection. Centered on the main character Kya, a virtual orphan who raised herself in the...
The Education Team is pleased to announce The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré as the sixth annual Summer Global Book Read, as part of the Global Issues Book Discussion Series. From the book jacket (Penguin Random House):
The remarkable, inspiring story of a teenage girl [Adunni] growing up in a rural Nigerian village who longs to get an education...
The Facts
In June 2018, The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine published a research report with the findings that “women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) endure the highest rate of sexual harassment of any profession outside of the military.”
In November 2018, seven STEM female...
