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Many older Indian women missed out on an education when they were young, but for one group of grandmothers, aged between 60 and 90, the dream of going to school is finally becoming a reality.
Kirsten Bickford Information Systems Business Engagement Lead, Oxfam GB
Women’s equality depends on access to computers, the internet and mobile phones. But we’ll only beat discrimination in the digital realm if we tackle gender discrimination offline.
Josephine Kulea has saved over 1,000 girls in Kenya from forced marriage and the female genital mutilation that usually precedes it. Her work has earned praise from Barack Obama, but she says politicians back home won’t support her work in case it loses them votes.
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