NEA Resources

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Calendar of Events

"What in the world is going on?" The answer to that question and more is right here. Get the details on international commemorations and celebrations.

Global Issues and Actions

Child Labor
Children's human rights are violated through child labor, which disproportionately impacts girls.

Global Campaign for Education
The Campaign holds nations and international institutions accountable for progress--or failure--in ensuring that every primary school-aged child attends school.

Help Iraqi Children
Operation Iraqi Children engages grassroots support to send school supply kits to Iraq, delivered by the US soldiers to Iraqi students.  Organize your school or community on behalf of Iraqi children and their educational needs.

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)
NEA offers tools to help you educate others about this comprehensive treaty and its work toward equality.

Women and Girls

Afghanistan, Human Rights, and the Future
NEA supports efforts in Afghanistan to ensure that political and resource decisions are made that respect the human rights of all citizens. Learn more about the history, politics, and future of this former British colony. The report also outlines the challenges facing the country including health, education, and women's rights.

Petition of Freedom
Take Action!  Sign on to the Amnesty International petition to free teacher Ma Khin Khin Leh, a prisoner of conscience.  Mah Khin Khin Leh, was imprisoned in 1999 becaue of her peaceful political activities.  The Myanmar court sentenced her to life imprisonment after an unfair trial. Download the petition and background flyer for additional information.

Education Access for Girls: Plotting Progress in Developing Nations
Girls comprise the global majority of children excluded from basic education. UNICEF has identified seven steps critical to assuring females a quality environment for teaching and learning.

Education: Gender Gap and Economics
Find out how investment in girls' education in developing nations raises a country's economic growth.

Girls' Lives
Young women from tribal communities and remote villages share some of their stories.

International Women's Day, March 8
NEA each year joins the global community to recognize the importance of equity for women.

Maternity Protections and Employee Rights
Women teachers make up the largest number of unionized female workers in the world. Take a look at the nine points that make up the International Labour Organization Maternity Protection Act. In addition, compare maternity benefits of U.S. women with counterparts in other countries.

Men's Roles in Stopping Violence Against Women
NEA believes that men can help eliminate violence against women by acknowledging and addressing the problem.

Protection for Children Against Sexual Exploitation

The Optional Protocol on Sex Trafficking to the United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child raises the international standards for protecting children from all forms of sexual exploitation and abuse. Learn more about the issue and the provisions of this protocol, and find out which countries have ratified it. The United States has not.