The Girl Effect – The Powerful Social and Economic Change Brought About When Girls Have The Opportunity to Participate in their Society

A colleague of mine just sent me a link to the new website The Girl Effect. Their mission is to create opportunities for girls and for the world. Here are just a few facts to consider when watching this exciting short slideshow:
– When a girl in the developing world receives seven or more years of education, she marries four years later and has 2.2 fewer children.
– An extra year of primary school boosts girls’ eventual wages by 10 to 20 percent. An extra year of secondary school: 15 to 25 percent.
– Research in developing countries has shown a consistent relationship between better infant and child health and higher levels of schooling among mothers.
– When women and girls earn income, they reinvest 90 percent of it into their families, as compared to only 30 to 40 percent for a man.

Powerful stuff!