Overcoming gender bias while escaping poverty requires grit and determination; it also requires support and encouragement.More...
Girls in impoverished countries face disadvantages – but support is changing the norms.
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Nature starts things out on statistically equal terms, but what happens after birth isn’t always so fair.
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Participation in coed organized sports is helping young women score some hard-won respect and recognition.
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Youth Health Corps participants use peer education and experience to help teens follow the right path.
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Water is the source of life, but managing this valuable resource can mean limited opportunities for girls.
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Youth in CI programs not only overcome gender discrimination – they often exceed their own expectations.
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A young woman proves she’s no one’s property, then sets out to buy her own.
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An innovative partnership helps Mexican mothers find their voices.
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This edition of Journeys explores how gender issues can define and limit young men and women in the countries we serve. We introduce a group of inspiring children and youth who are using our programs to rise above the pre-determined roles society has created for them to become the kind of independent, socially-conscious adults capable of choosing their own paths.
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