Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, sharesthe good news that the governors of the WorldBank Group have set ambitious goals to end extreme povertyby 2030 and to boost shared prosperity for the bottom 40percent of the population in developing countries. He noted that increased economic activity among women hastranslated into a reduction in poverty by about 30 percentand has helped insulate their households from the recentfinancial shocks. We need to address our blind spots. Weneed to draw more attention to the major constraints for women and girls that are right infront of us. Discrimination and prejudice destroy economic opportunity. He reminds us that Malala Yousafzai started a social movement around education for girls firstin Pakistan, and then around the world.If we can evenbegin to move together with that kind of resolve, the world will be more peaceful, more prosperous, more just and worthyof the mothers who gave birth to us.
PDF
download
878987797
028-85220240
