Afghan girls sent home as Taliban closes schools
Also on the show, we look back at the trailblazing life of Madeleine Albright, America's first female secretary of state. She passed away earlier this week aged 84.
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The scandal of child poverty in Europe - are governments doing enough?
One in four children growing up in Europe is at risk of poverty and social exclusion. It's a shocking statistic and the lifelong implications are huge. Growing up in poverty means a child is more likely to drop out of school and less likely to be able to find a decent job, with their children in turn at risk of growing up in poverty.
The female leaders of tomorrow: the school helping women get the top jobs
In many countries, female CEOs are still the exception. That, despite the fact, many women are leaving school and university. It’s an imbalance one special initiative is out to change. Sci-Tech went to Nice, France, to find out more.
Captain and goalkeeper of Stanford University’s women’s soccer team dies aged 22
Katie Meyer, the captain and goalkeeper of California’s Stanford University women’s soccer team, has died aged only 22.
Troy Deeney calls for black and Asian history to be made mandatory on curriculum
Birmingham captain Troy Deeney has written an open letter to Government and launched a petition calling for the history and experiences of black, Asian and ethnic minorities to be made mandatory on the national curriculum.
Schools against discrimination: How Special Olympics movement is bringing wind of change
Schools are not just academic havens, but social ones too, where children and young people connect with their peers, work together, and explore different realities than their own. The Special Olympics (SO) movement is leveraging the role of schools to boost inclusion through its Unified Schools programme. Today almost 4 million people across the world are coming together to fight discrimination against intellectual disabilities, as part of the SO initiative.
Re-working the working week
Dubai is set to benefit significantly from a strategic move to a shorter workweek. It’s been implemented by the UAE government to help boost productivity and for a better work-life balance.