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Day: New factsheet highlights gender disparities in innovation and technology7 March 2023 News Interview: Meet Gloria Bonder, UNESCO Regional Chair on Women, Science and Technology in Latin America13 February 2023 News UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education laureate mentors Tanzanian girls through crucial school transitions18 January 2023 News Women-led research teams receive unique catalyst grants for climate action17 November 2022 Story International Women’s Day: How Jeska and Fajelina turned their lives around in Tanzania through education7 March 2022 News Adolescent girls and young women in Tanzania expand digital literacy and skills5 October 2021 News Tanzania strengthens evidence-based data collection to support girls’ education29 June 2021 News How water, sanitation and hygiene contribute to girls’ education in Tanzania7 June 2021 News Tanzanian girls and young women empowered through income-generating activities14 April 2021
News The United Nations Youth Forum erupts in applause for the call by a Mixtec youth woman to demand justice to eradicate inequalities17 April 2024
News New report and guidelines for indigenous data sovereignty in artificial intelligence developments11 December 2023
News Central Asian Experts Discuss Reforms of Teacher Policies to Improve Educational Outcomes in the Region21 September 2023
News CILAC Forum Addresses Challenges and Opportunities in STEM Education and Gender Equity in Its New Colloquium21 August 2023
News International Women’s Day: New factsheet highlights gender disparities in innovation and technology7 March 2023
News Interview: Meet Gloria Bonder, UNESCO Regional Chair on Women, Science and Technology in Latin America13 February 2023
News UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education laureate mentors Tanzanian girls through crucial school transitions18 January 2023
Story International Women’s Day: How Jeska and Fajelina turned their lives around in Tanzania through education7 March 2022