It’s a startling pair of statistics: When women are able to earn an income, they typically reinvest 90% of it back into their families and communities. And, for every year a girl stays in school, her future earnings will increase exponentially.
These numbers from the World Bank and the Council on Foreign Relations, respectively, highlight a simple, common sense truth. The more time a girl spends in the classroom, the higher the return on investment for her time, and the beneficiaries are stronger families and communities.
Over the past two decades, we’ve seen significant progress made in promoting girls’ education around the world. Thanks to ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals, among other actions, there is a greater understanding among developed and developing countries that women play a vital role in society and the economy, and that role is significantly enhanced when they are educated.
See full Press Release: http://forumblog.org/2014/01/women-technology-world-economy/
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