10/11/2026
Happy International Day of the Girl!
Since 1995, 180 million more girls have enrolled in school around the world. Women's university and college enrolment has tripled, from 41 million to 139 million. And here in Canada, 15-year-old girls scored 24 points ahead of boys on the PISA 2022 reading test.
We put the numbers in plain words, plus 3 small ways to back a girl this week. Save the post so you can come back to it.
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Sources: UNESCO GEM Report, "UNESCO report illustrates leap forward in girls' education over past 25 years, now threatened by Covid-19" (October 9, 2020). UNESCO, "Audrey Azoulay calls for unhindered access to education for girls, particularly in science and technology fields" (September 19, 2025). UNICEF, "International Day of the Girl 2026" (accessed October 7, 2026). CMEC, "Measuring Up: Canadian Results of the OECD PISA 2022 Study" (December 5, 2023). Statistics Canada, "Persistence and representation of women in STEM programs" (May 2, 2019).