ENG 6: Young Activists: Girls' Education

MALALA & GIRLS’ EDUCATION

“Malala Yousafzai: The Girls’ Hero.”

http://www.glamour.com/inspired/women-of-the-year/2013/malala-yousafzai

Glamour magazine named Malala their woman of the year and in this article tells her

story including background from before she was shot.
 

"Malala Yousafzai gets EU's Sakharov human rights prize," from BBC News.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-25014916

This brief article reports on Malala’s receipt of this prize.

 

“Learn the Issue: Girls’ Education.” campaignforusa.org

http://campaignforeducationusa.org/topic/detail/whats-happening-with-girls-

education

This action topic provides some background information on the issue.

 

“Girl Up Teens Make a Difference: Exclusive Interview with Annie Gersh” by Tabby Biddle. huffingtonpost.com. January 10, 2012.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tabby-biddle/girl-up-exclusive-intervi_b_1192945.html

This article interviews Annie Gersh, a teenager advisor to Girl Up, an organization that

recruits American girls toward empowering young women in developing countries

(slightly more difficult text).

 

“Girls Gone Activist! How to Change the World Through Education.” by schoolgirlsunite.org. May 2009.

http://youthtoday.org/2009/09/

girls-gone-activist-how-to-change-the-world-through-education/

Review of book written through School Girls Unite by youth as a how-to guide using

examples of activist work girls in the organization have done.

 

“The Other Malalas” by Anna Leach and Sam O’Neill. theguardian.com. December

12, 2013.

http://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2013/

dec/12/all

This interactive article interviews twelve young girls around the world about their work

advocating for girls education. The best four profiles are:

• The story of a girl activist—Ethiopa

• The story of a girl activist—Rwanda

• The story of a girl activist—Nepal

• The story of a girl activist—Fiji

 

“Education.” www.care.org.

www.care.org/work/education/girls-education

This website provides background information on the topic.

 

“Apple partners with Malala Yousafzai to fund girls' education.” by Jordan Valinsky.

CNN.com. January 22, 2018.

money.cnn.com/2018/01/22/technology/apple-malala-yousafzai/index.html

Activist Malala Yousafzai's charity is getting a major investment from Apple.

 

"Malala says endeavoring for girls' education, empowerment of women."

thenews.com. January 25, 2018.

https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/272941-malala-says-endeavoring-for-girls-

education-empowerment-of-women

Activist Malala Yousafzai speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

 

"Girls Can Change the World - But We Have to Invest in Them First." by Malala

Yousafzai. Time.com. January 4, 2018.

time.com/5087352/malala-yousafzai-girls-can-change-the-world/

This article written by Malala Yousafzai talks of her experience fighting for girls'

education.

 

"Where's The Color In Kids' Lit? Ask The Girl With 1000 Books (And Counting)" by Meg Anderson. NPR.org. February 26, 2016.

https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/02/26/467969663/wheres-the-color-in-

kids-lit-ask-the-girl-with-1-000-books-and-counting

This article discusses Marley Dias, the founder of #1000blackgirlbooks.

Other links about Malala & Girls’ Education KidsRights - an organization that works to promote and achieve children’s rights (click on the Education link to learn more) https://www.kidsrights.org/childrens-rights/   GlobalGiving.org (an organization that allows people to donate directly to women who are trying to start a business). This link takes you to their “Explore Projects” page - You can search for projects by country, theme, recognition, or any keyword that interests you) https://www.globalgiving.org/search/?size=25&nextPage=1&sortField=sortorder&selectedLocations=00peru&loadAllResults=true   Charts about gender & education (brookings.edu) https://www.brookings.edu/blog/brookings-now/2019/10/11/charts-of-the-week-gender-and-education/   The cost of taking away a girl’s education (statista.com) https://www.statista.com/chart/28194/cost-of-preventing-afghan-girls-from-going-to-school/   The state of global education in 8 charts (unicef.org) https://gdc.unicef.org/resource/state-global-education-8-charts   Women in Peru (projectperu.org) https://projectperu.org.uk/about-peru/women-in-peru/   Gender inequalities in Higher Education in Peru (Young Lives Policy Brief) - This is a bit of a spicier read! https://www.younglives.org.uk/sites/default/files/migrated/YL-PolicyBrief-46%20May%202021-Proof.pdf   Malala - extended interview on The Daily Show, with John Stewart (Video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjGL6YY6oMs   Malala’s speech after winning the Nobel Peace Prize (video & transcript) VIDEO: https://youtu.be/8hx0ajieM3M   TRANSCRIPT: https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/malala-yousafzai-nobel-peace-prize-speech-transcript#:~:text=I'm%20here%20to%20stand,a%20child%20deprived%20of%20education.   What is the Nobel Peace Prize?? (for kids) - Britannica for kids ​​https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Nobel-Prize/353538   Read Malala’s blogged diary (she first penned it under the name Gul Makai) https://www.tanqeed.org/2012/11/reading-malalas-diary/   Excerpts from Malala’s blog https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-29565738   Not useful for your paper, but still interesting to learn about: The Bechdel Test (an informal way to evaluate bias against women in movies and other forms of media.)  A movie “passes” the Bechdel test if all 3 things are true: 1) It has at least two named women in it. 2) They talk to each other. 3) Their conversation revolves around something other than men. Learn more here: https://youtu.be/Meq3CyuKOjM