A Day to Celebrate!
Foxcroft decided to observe the International Day of the Girl a day early Friday and the timing yielded some extra wonderful news to celebrate.
Student Head of School Lilly P. '15 led off a presentation during Morning Meeting by telling the community about the event's founding. In 2011, the United Nations adopted a resolution declaring October 11th to be the International Day of the Girl to recognize the rights of girls and the unique challenges they face worldwide. The news of the morning naming the winners of the Nobel Peace Prize, Lilly then noted, made the day especially relevant and timely because they are Kailash Satyarthi of India and Malala Yousafzay of Pakistan. Satyarthi was honored for his work to end child labor and Yousafzay for her efforts and sacrifices to bring education to young women around the world.
Read on to learn about presentations by other students. m two courses ion the girls presented, read on. To watch videos of the presentations, click here.
Student Head of School Lilly P. '15 led off a presentation during Morning Meeting by telling the community about the event's founding. In 2011, the United Nations adopted a resolution declaring October 11th to be the International Day of the Girl to recognize the rights of girls and the unique challenges they face worldwide. The news of the morning naming the winners of the Nobel Peace Prize, Lilly then noted, made the day especially relevant and timely because they are Kailash Satyarthi of India and Malala Yousafzay of Pakistan. Satyarthi was honored for his work to end child labor and Yousafzay for her efforts and sacrifices to bring education to young women around the world.
Read on to learn about presentations by other students. m two courses ion the girls presented, read on. To watch videos of the presentations, click here.
Representatives of two courses then shared class projects that focused on women and girls' issues. Senior Erica W. of Ms. Simms Advanced Financial Algebra class offered eye-opening data on the wage gap between U.S. women and men in today's workforce. Juniors Natalie H., Jasmine M., Alex G., and Jessie H. presented postcards representing the differences between the freedom of girls and women in United States and in Pakistan that had been made by members of Ms. Young's International Relations class after reading two books, including Yousafzai's I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban.
Erica's facts about wage inequity were startling. In equivalent positions, women earn 79 cents for every $1.00 a man makes and the trend has only improved .5% since 1963. Erica said this is generally because women are less likely to negotiate higher salaries. Using data from the Financial Algebra class, Erica illustrated how a small discrepancy in salaries compounds over many years and drew correlations between these wage gaps and real-world expenses -- feeding a family of four, buying a new home or car -- to show how much of an impact it truly makes over time.
Erica's facts about wage inequity were startling. In equivalent positions, women earn 79 cents for every $1.00 a man makes and the trend has only improved .5% since 1963. Erica said this is generally because women are less likely to negotiate higher salaries. Using data from the Financial Algebra class, Erica illustrated how a small discrepancy in salaries compounds over many years and drew correlations between these wage gaps and real-world expenses -- feeding a family of four, buying a new home or car -- to show how much of an impact it truly makes over time.
The International Relations students drew attention to just a few of the many differences between women's freedom in Pakistan and in the U.S. represented on their postcards. For instance, they noted, in Pakistan women cannot show their faces in public and aren't always allowed to go to school whereas American women have unlimited access to education and can wear what they want. In addition to Malala's book the class was inspired to make these postcards by In the Name of Honor: A Memoir by Mukhtar Mai.
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