For years, the archetypal image of the child with ADHD was the boy who couldn’t sit still, who constantly interrupted the teacher and who bounced all over the classroom. That was only half the story, though. That image also went a long way towards making many girls effectively invisible.
Girls with ADHD are more...
Global Media & Information Literacy WeekIt is 10:30 PM on a Tuesday night. Eleven-year-old Emma should be asleep, but her phone keeps lighting up. Someone in the class group chat has posted a photo of her from today’s gym class, and the laughing emojis keep coming. Instead of...
Education has the power to open doors, build confidence, and change the course of a person’s life—and The FAWCO Foundation’s Education Awards Program has been doing just that since 1972. Through a new series of interviews, FAWCO Education Team members Margie O’Rourke and Talia Southgate will reconnect with past...
I remember when I was twelve years old, my biggest stress point of the day was during lunch. Who to sit next to? Who to avoid? Time to study for a math pop quiz? However, globally for millions of girls, their concerns at 12 are far more harrowing. They are not enjoying a...
Banned Books Week runs October 4–10, 2026, and the Education Team has put together a practical toolkit to help your club take part, whether you have a full committee or one enthusiastic reader.
Why does this matter to FAWCO? As a non-partisan organization, we believe education is a fundamental human right,
Censorship is as old as writing, and over the centuries, efforts to challenge access to ideas contained in books have been met by people and institutions prepared to defend intellectual freedom.
