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ECA’s Virtual Discussion on Gender Equity in Sport Featuring Sports Icon Billie Jean King

On April 18, the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) hosted a virtual panel discussion on gender equity in sport, as part of its year-long programming around the 50th anniversary of Title IX, the United States’ legislation that afforded equal opportunity for women in education and sport.

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Participants of the Gandhi-King Scholarly Exchange Initiative at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
Dr. Martin Luther King’s Legacy Lives on in Gandhi-King Scholars Initiative
Last week, the Gandhi-King Scholars convened in India for the second portion of this people-to-people exchange.
Highlighting the Power of Exchange Programs During National Human Trafficking Prevention Month
All over the United States and around the world, human trafficking exists.
AWE Alumna Creates Sustainable Style in Iceland
[Reykjavik, January 2023] Academy for Women Entrepreneurs alum Grace Achieng is helping to transform the fashion industry’s impact on the environment through her company, Gracelandic.
Supporting a Collective Response Against Corruption through the IVLP in St. Petersburg, Florida and Washington, D.C. 
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Women Leaders in STEM Explore the U.S. through the IVLP
In 2022, the U.S. Department of State hosted 41 international women leaders in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
Kennedy Center Honors airs December 28 at 8 P.M.
The Kennedy Center Honors annually celebrate an artist’s cumulative body of work and influence in American culture.