In a new study, researchers have found that there has been a decline in the use of marijuana among teens, however, girls have been using it more in comparison to boys.

Girls have outshined boys in using marijuana in the United States: Study

More than 370 million girls and women alive today, or one in every eight worldwide, experienced rape or sexual assault before the age of 18, the United Nations children's agency said on Wednesday.

UNICEF says one in every eight girls, women experienced rape and sexual assault before age of 18

Iraq is set to introduce a bill that may cut down the age of marriage to nine for girls and 15 for boys. Right advocates have raised an alarm that the bill introduced in the Iraqi parliament would roll back women's rights in an already patriarchal society and increase the prevalence of underage marriages in the country.

Iraq's new bill may lower marriage age for girls to nine, sparking outcry for women's rights

On a patch of sand in Gaza's Khan Younis, Palestinian girls showcase their boxing skills to fight for a better future.

Palestinian girls throw punches | The West Asia Post

According to the recent affidavit filed by the director of the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) in the Supreme Court, a total of 15,536 children and youth of both genders up to the age of 18 years were adopted in 11 states between 2021 and 2023 under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act (HAMA).

India: More girls abandoned than boys, leading to rise in their adoptions, child rights activists tell SC

New research suggests that boys who experience the death of a parent may face more challenges in their later life compared to girls. The study, published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, investigated the effects of parental death before the age of 21 on the mental health and economic prospects of young individuals, irrespective of their gender.

Boys affected by parental death face greater challenges in later life than girls: Study

After 100 years of sticking to the same law surrounding the age of consent. Japanese lawmakers have finally adopted the legislation to raise the age of sexual consent from 13 to 16 years, which has remained unchanged since 1907. The change came as a part of Japan's mending of laws related to sex crimes in the country. The new laws were prompted by growing public outcry over repeated acquittals of sexual abusers. Japan also reported increasing instances of people taking sexually exploitative photos and videos without consent — including footage of girls.

Japan raises age of consent from 13 to 16 years old

The ugly face of racism once again surfaced in Israel, this time at Ulpanat Horev, a religious girls' high school in Jerusalem. A racist video depicting girls in Ashkenazi (Jewish people whose ancestors were in France and Central and Eastern Europe) and Mizrahi (descendants of Middle Eastern and North African Jews) representations was posted to the school's Youtube account.

Israel: Schoolgirls mock Mizrahi Jews during Purim skit, draw flak for racism

The schools reopened in Afghanistan on Tuesday for the new academic year but classes were not held because students were unaware and thousands of girls were not allowed to enter.

Afghanistan: Schools start without classes as students remain unaware, girls barred

Younes Panahi, Iran's deputy health minister, told reporters that “certain individuals sought the closure of all schools, especially girls' schools” and had deliberately poisoned pupils with “chemical compounds”, the Fars news agency reported.

Iran: Girls 'poisoned' to stop them from going to school

The older girls in Afghanistan schools are familiar with the procedure when inspectors show up at the school gate, which happens most weeks now. They sneak out of class, dash to a musty room, and huddle there for long time, occasionally even for hours, so that they are not seen by the guys who want to keep them locked up at home.

Secret schools: Afghan girls defy Taliban, take huge risks to continue studies

Afghan teenager Amena saw dozens of classmates killed when her girls' school was targeted by an Islamic State bomb attack in May, but she was determined to continue her education.

Why can't we study ? - Afghan girls still barred from school

The Taliban will announce a new framework that allows girls to attend school in Afghanistan "soon," a senior United Nations official said. "The de facto minister of education told us that they are working on a framework, which they will announce soon, that will allow all girls to go to secondary school, and we are expecting that to happen very soon," UNICEF deputy executive director Omar Abdi said at the United Nations in New York on Friday.

Taliban to announce plans for girls' education 'soon': UN

Afghan girls are allowed to attend secondary schools in Kunduz province of the country, Taliban spokesperson Suhail Shaheen has said. Sharing a video on his Twitter handle, Shaheen, who has been nominated as the new Afghan government`s permanent representative to the United Nations said:"Girls are going to high schools in Khan Abad, Kunduz Province.

Taliban claim secondary schools in Kunduz province open for girls

According to a new report, black and minority ethnic girls in England are more than twice as likely to be excluded from school as their white counterparts. Few alarming findings show that the number of girls excluded from education is growing at a significantly higher rate than boys.

England: Black girls more likely to be excluded from schools as white girls

Warning about the negative consequences of Afghan girls not attending school, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on Saturday called on all relevant actors in Afghanistan to ensure girls’ schools reopen.

UNESCO calls on Afghanistan’s new rulers to ensure girls’ schools reopen

At least 11 people have been arrested for being suspected members of a Bangladesh trafficking gang that lured girls and women into India's sex trade using the social media platform TikTok, Dhaka police said Tuesday.

Bangladesh trafficking gang lured girls using TikTok: Police

Gunmen attacked a school in northwestern Nigeria and kidnapped 39 students, authorities said Friday. Several school staff were also kidnapped. The kidnapping took place late Thursday night at the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka, in the Igabi local government area of Kaduna state.

Gunmen abduct 39 students, including girls, from school in northwestern Nigeria

Humaira Mustapha made no effort to wipe away the tears rolling down her cheeks, as she spoke about her two kidnapped daughters. "Whenever I think about my daughters I'm filled with indescribable grief," Mustapha told AFP.

Tears, anxiety as kidnapped schoolgirls remain captive in Nigeria

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With a pass percentage of 92.45 in the Class 10 CBSE results, which were announced on Monday, girls outperformed boys by a margin of 2.31 per cent. Thirteen students bagged the first rank with 499 out of 500 marks.

CBSE declares Class 10 results, girls outshine boys

Victims spilt the beans about such marriage scams being run in areas like Pakistan's Mirpur where accused British nationals woo girls into considering marriage to them on promises of having a great life abroad.

Marriage racket run by UK-based Pakistanis busted

'Unknown to many, we have been in wider cessation-of-hostility talks with the insurgents for some time now,' said Lai Mohammed

Nigeria in talks with Boko Haram about a possible ceasefire

In 'Pink', Taapsee played the role of a sexual abuse victim who fights for her dignity in court while 'Judwaa 2' was a light- hearteded comedy

Taapsee Pannu did 'Judwaa 2' post 'Pink' as she didn't want to be part of mahila morcha

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