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WOMEN THRIVE WORLDWIDE
Women
and World Poverty: Why It Matters
Ending world poverty begins with women. Research and experience have shown
that women in poor countries are more likely to spend their income on food,
education, and healthcare for their children - a long-term investment that
lifts entire families and communities out of poverty. In Brazil, for example,
a child's chances of surviving increases by 20% when the income is in the
hands of his or her mother (IDA). This is why economic opportunity for women
is so important to ending the extreme poverty that cripples communities in
the developing world: because when you teach a woman to fish, everybody eats. |
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