Flagship Program: Student Essay Contest
“What is the biggest challenge
facing women and girls in your country today?”
Our global presence
Harvard GlobalWE Essay Contest Participants are in countries around the world
Rights and Wrongs in the Middle Women, by Dilay K.
"If both men and women are taught to listen and understand each other as well as to treat each other equally, there will be less difficulties not only in our country, but in the whole world.”
The Ghanian Woman's Quest for Equality, by Benedicta A.
“An average Ghanaian family would rather have the pride of having a wedded daughter than a Ph.D. holding bachelorette...Promoting gender equality and empowerment of women is of benefit not only to the women, but to the country at large.”
The Burdens of Prejudice Embedded in the Chinese Language, by Dabria
“In a world where only the most tangible things can be characterised as real, as existing, we often forget that challenges can also come from within, from places which we easily ignore. In China, the greatest challenge that women and girls face is the language formed through the ancestral ideology: 「三從四德」.”
2023 GlobalWE Essay Contest Winners!
The GlobalWE Essay Contest was established to invite students to think critically about the status and rights of women. In most regions, we work in partnership with local schools. The contest is open to 11th-grade students around the world. Students from 31 countries have participated in the Essay Contest so far.
Students write an essay responding to the question: “What is the biggest challenge facing women and girls in your country today?” We choose winners each year to celebrate students’ powerful reflections on this critical question. Please join us in congratulating all winners of the 2023 Essay Contest, and read their inspiring and thought-provoking essays below.
List of 2023 Winners
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Abdullah Mohamed, Egypt
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Amanda Siy – Immaculate Conception Academy
Lucas Bakker – Beacon Academy
Wynette Kristi Chua – International School Manila
Janine Hung – Xavier School Nuvali
Risha Sam Sy- Saint Jude Catholic School
Miktam Martinez – The Raya School
Arianne Nicole De Leon – St. Scholastica’s College
Julia Adelle David – Saint Pedro Poveda College
Shawn James Maravilla – FEU Cavite Senior High School
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Deanna Pearlynn Wong Ann Rei, Anglo-Chinese Junior College
Kit Hoi – Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)
Chloe Pang Kai Yi, Catholic Junior College
Su Tze Ching, St. Andrew’s Junior College
Selena Liew Hui Yi, Tampines Meridian Junior College
Snigdha Sengupta, Yishun Innova Junior College
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Serene Elmusharaf, American Community School of Abu Dhabi
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Nora Koutooupes Guessous -Lycee Francais, NYC
Allison Hayes - Ethel Walker School, Connecticut
Luran Yu -Ethel Walker School, Connecticut
Sophia Memon -Whitney M.Young Magnet High School, Chicago
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Paul Fritsch-Fontanges, Ecole Jeannine Manuel
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Scott Sunghwan Kim, Ivy Collegiate School
Jenna Kim, Seoul Foreign School
Jeong Min Park, Taejeon Christian International School
Katelyn Oh, Seoul International School
Eunhe Kang, Cheongna Dalton School
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Nuria Muneeb, Army Public School
Marium Shokat, Beaconhouse School System
Suvaibah Ali, Beaconhouse School System
Abeer Sindhu, Meritorious College
Mirha Siddiqui, Highbrow College
Syed Abbas Haider Zaidi, Kingsley American School
Anoushey Kapadia, The C.A.S. School
Nina Perchani, Karachi High School
Syeda Hafsa Ozair, Intellect School
Syeeda Batool, Bay View High
Areeba Sheikh, Haque Academy
Dawood Public School
Eshaal Lakhani, National Grammar School
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Lee Ka Yee Emily, Belilios Public School
Lee Ka Yuet, Ivy, C & MA Sun Kei Secondary School
Wang Sui Ki, Diocesan Girls' School
Gael Marie Thea Doysabas Santillan, ELCHK Lutheran Academy
Chan Olivia Hui Lam, Good Hope School
Wanyi Gan, Harrow International School Hong Kong
Chan Yee Ching, Heep Yunn School
Shawn He, HKBUAS Wong Kam Fai Secondary and Primary School
Lam Kin Ching Sophie, HKBUAS Wong Kam Fai Secondary and Primary School
Fung Wing Yin, HKMA K S Lo College
Yang Sin Yi Julia, HKTA Tang Hin Memorial Secondary School
Mok Hei Yi Gyneth, HKUGA College
Kan Hoi Kiu, Hoi Ping Chamber of Commerce Secondary School
Jasmine Yu, Island School
Lau Hiu Wa Ariel, Jockey Club Ti-i College
Lai Hoi Lam Hilary, Kowloon True Light School
Lam Wai Ka Audrey, Maryknoll Convent School (Secondary Section)
Isabelle Farran, Nord Anglia International School
Jase Yip, Shun Lee Catholic Secondary School
Lai Xinyi, St. Antonius Girls’ College
Lee Ho Yin, St. Joseph's Anglo-Chinese School
Lai Cheuk Lam, St. Mary's Canossian College
Lai Ho Yuet Kristie, St. Paul's Co-educational College
Leung Cindy, St. Paul's Convent School
Nicole Kwok, St. Paul's School (Lam Tin)
Yuffie Chan, Tak Oi Secondary School
Ben Jones, The Harbour School
Celine Lee, The ISF Academy
Fatima Iftikhar, Tung Chung Catholic School
Chan Hui Wing, Ying Wa Girls' School
Luis Angelo Galarse Tolosa, Yu Chun Keung Memorial College No.2
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Jaid Pham,NYC
Queenie Lin, NYC
Sabrina Xu, NYC
Victoria Ordona,
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