Senate Subcommittee Examines Barriers to Female Education

On June 15, the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women’s Issues held a hearing, “Barriers to Education Globally: Getting Girls in the Classroom.”

The following witnesses testified:

• Catherine M. Russell, ambassador-at-large, Global Women’s Issues, Department of State;
• Susan Markham, senior coordinator, Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment, US Agency for International Development;
• Linda Hiebert, senior director, Education and Life Skills, World Vision International;
• Meighan Stone, president, The Malala Fund; and
• Kakenya Ntaiya, PhD, founder and president, Kakenya Center for Excellence.