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Black Girls Detail Harsh Consequences Of Being Seen As Older Than White Peers

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A new report details the negative consequences suffered by black women and girls when people perceive them as older than their white peers.

 

Researchers at Georgetown Law’s Center on Poverty and Inequality reported their findings Wednesday after speaking to groups of black girls and women across the country about whether their real-life experiences reflected what the same researchers found in 2017: the “adultification” of black girls. The women and girls said they did.

 

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Can't Afford School? Girls Learn To Negotiate The Harvard Way: #15Girls

Can't Afford School? Girls Learn To Negotiate The Harvard Way: #15Girls | Box of delight | Scoop.it
Madalitso Mulando needed help. She didn't have the money to pay for her 10th-grade tuition. Then she learned the art of negotiation from the gurus at Harvard Business School.
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The Top 20 Female Characters from Children's Books

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The Top 20 Female Characters from Children's Books
This list is a great starting point for you and your kids to celebrate International Day of the Girl (and every other day too)!
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Project Yamina

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Project Yamina - inspiring girls to break stereotypes

 

Project Yamina Many girls take part in sport, or study science, technology, or another "boys" subject in high school, college or university. Yet, they often drop out before entering the career market. Girls complain they have no one to look up to: that it seems career leaders are all men.  Project Yamina aims to inspire young girls to enter male dominated careers, by featuring women who can act as role models alongside neat news stories and other features. Launching online September 2014.  A 2014 JISC Summer of Student Innovation winner.

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