Educating Girls (notes)

Day: 2
Session Time/Number:   10-11
Session Space: c

Convener: sehar m.
Notetaker: unna

Specific resources to share from session:  (links, books, organizations, articles etc.)

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Discussion Notes:
creative writing
writing resumes
scrabble
video gaming
new technologies
translating songs from one language to another
jigsaw puzzles
sci-fi
love dubstep – beats and robotic drops

inner city and rural community girl’s education is the same as for the rest of the world
access issue to education in the usa
start an org or school to help girls to get education
Mona foundation – mahanj javid
resource issue preventing girls from spending time in schoolnand org built a closer waterwell
solar stoves/ovens
walk for water – org
menstruation – thinx
family rifts occur when advancing children of parents who lack the aptitude for it.
education changes communities
micro loans for communities
integrated approach workw – acess to water, fuel, schools, etc.
the gates foundation – approach > contribute to what the community wants
media plays a part and is controlled by terrorist groups whose ideology of women is primitive
Twitter is a grassroots media that connects
china – boys first, traditional notions of women’s role is perpetuated, but they have opportunity now (due to one child policy, lots of males) – scarsity adds value
cultural divide – fashion design vs top careers, teachers, nursing, homemaker
visa issue – keeps high tech women from working
visa – can also start a business

there are a lot of factors that impact women’s education
it’s not grim sijce many orgs do exist to combat this.
join orgs ghat are already mature
Global Washington – most orgs for global change are in Seattle via Gates Foundation, sharing best practices
Seattle Works.org – speed dating for boards, training for non-profits
Hamomi.com
helpx.net
womantravelfest.com
birthrightisreal.com