Solving the world’s biggest challenges starts with girls and women.
Here’s what you need to know.
There’s never been a better time for girls and women.
From pop culture to the halls of power, girls and women all over the world are breaking
down barriers and doing big things.
But the fight for universal gender equality isn’t over yet.
More than 150 countries still have at least one law on the books that
restricts women’s opportunities.
That’s more than 8 out of every 10 countries on Earth.
Some of these laws are pretty staggering.
18 countries give husbands the right to ban their wives from working
17 countries require women to ask permission from a man before leaving her own home
46 countries provide no legal protection against domestic violence
and 41 countries provide NO legal consequence for sexual harassment at work.
These numbers tell a story.
A story of harsh limitations that prohibit girls and women around the world from reaching
their potential.
Women like Nadia Murad, who escaped sex slavery at the hands of ISIS and now dedicates her
life to speaking out for the Yazidi women still in captivity.
Injustices like these don’t just affect women.
When half the world is held back, we ALL pay the price.
Right now, an estimated 865 million women are ready to contribute more to their nation’s
economies.
Just imagine how much more prosperous the world could be if outdated norms weren’t
getting in their way.
And that’s just the start.
1 in 6 adolescent girls can’t access a secondary education, yet studies show that when 10 percent
more girls go to school, a country’s GDP increases by an average of 3 percent.
On top of that, girls who make it past grade 7 are likely to marry later, have fewer and
healthier children and send their kids to school.
Long story short, when girls and women are given the opportunities they deserve, entire
societies become healthier, better educated, and more sustainable.
Let’s build that better world—together.
You have the power to stand up for women and girls, hold world leaders accountable, and
demand an end to unjust laws.
Join the movement. Become a global citizen. A better world for girls and women—and everyone
else—is within reach.