Girls from poor families can miss up to a week of school each month because they do not have enough money for supplies.

VOA: special.2009.03.16

Rick Aggeler says he is happy but not surprised by the results of the Music Clubhouse at the Blue Hill Boys and Girls Club.

VOA: special.2010.11.04

She was not much older than the girls she questioned.

VOA: special.2010.01.17

The rulers would not let girls go to school.

VOA: special.2009.06.15

So,many girls do not survive childhood.

VOA: special.2010.06.16

This is something that we point out in our report just says further evidence that cultural factors and societal factors can make a difference in who achieves at the very high levels and if girls are achieving or not."

VOA: special.2010.04.01

"They applied to Rowena, Savannah,Elizabeth,Jaycee, Fawzia and to so many more girls whose names and faces we do not know.

VOA: standard.2009.09.25

"We do not have scarves anymore at state schools, but the girls are putting on their scarves again when they go outside of schools,".

VOA: standard.2010.01.30

More than half of those not in school are girls, and more than two-thirds of them are in sub-Saharan Africa and South and West Asia.

VOA: standard.2010.05.19

"And he said I will teach girls, you're a traveler,not a tourist and approach your trip as a young child might approach a mud puddle.

VOA: standard.2010.06.19

UNICEF says girls who are educated can not only contribute to their families and their communities, but are also at lower risk of violence,abuse, exploitation and diseases, like HIV/AIDS.

VOA: standard.2010.05.19