PRODUCT LEADERSHIP

Here are some statistics that should make everyone pause:

• Today, more than 600 million girls live in the developing world.
• Approximately one quarter of girls in developing countries are not in school.
• One girl in seven in developing countries marries before age 15.
• 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.
• 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.

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