Girls' Education in the 21st Century : Gender Equality, Empowerment, and Economic Growth

Gender equality is not just a women's issue, it is a development issue. Women's economic empowerment is essential for economic development, growth, and poverty reduction not only because of the income it generates, but also because it hel...

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Main Authors: Tembon, Mercy, Fort, Lucia
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC : World Bank 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/08/9854273/girls-education-21st-century-gender-equality-empowerment-economic-growth
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6554