Malala Yousafzai: A Young Female Activist
2013
This case traces the story of Malala Yousafzai who has advocated passionately for girls’ right to education. In October 2012, a militant group with ties to the Taliban shot 14-year-old Yousafzai in the head as she was riding the school bus home after a day of classes. Yousafzai recovered and became the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014. This case explores the social factors that made such an attack possible and why there continue to be such barriers to educational opportunities for girls. Malala Yousafzai: A Young Female Activist is a part of a case series on violence against women that illustrate the critical role for leadership through an examination of how factors within a society influence women’s health. Students analyze the situations described by considering the circumstances that placed each protagonist in vulnerable positions. Participants examined the commonalities and differences of these situations in an effort to understand the circumstances that affect women’s well-being. Additionally, using the cases as a framework, students analyzed the connections between collective outrage, reactive action, and leadership. The other cases in this series are: India’s Daughter: The Rape that Galvanized a Nation and Steubenville, Ohio: A Community’s Reckoning of Responsibility.
Malala Yousafzai: A Young Female Activist - Teaching Case
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Chai J et al. Malala Yousafzai: A Young Female Activist. Global Health Education and Learning Incubator at Harvard University, Connors Center for Women’s Health at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, FXB Center for Health and Human Rights, Harvard University 2013. https://repository.gheli.harvard.edu/repository/10689.