Empowering Women And Girls Is The Key To Ending Poverty, And Here Are Numbers To Prove It

The lives of people in some of the world’s poorest countries will improve faster in the next 15 years than at any other time in history, according to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

In their 2015 annual letter, which was published on Thursday, the Gates not only made that bold prediction but also noted that investing in women’s health and education will play a key role in the growth of prosperous communities and nations.

  • In India, if women participated equally in the labor force, the country could see an additional 10 percent income per capita by 2020.
  • The evidence is clear. When you invest in women and girls and help them thrive, you can make a difference.

    The Huffington Post