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Direct Link to 154-Page PLAN Report:
State of the
World's Girls 2009 Report
The global economic crisis is a stark
reminder that we live in a globalised and interdependent world.
The World Bank has warned that an extra 700,000 African babies are likely to
die before their first birthday as a result of the crisis. Most of them will be
girls, who are five times more likely to be affected by increases in the infant
death rate than boys. There is also a clear link between the lack of
investment in girls and lack of economic growth. The countries with the highest
levels of discrimination embedded in their legal, social and educational
systems are also some of the least developed in the world.
This year’s Because I Am a Girl report examines the lives of girls in the context of local and global economies, and the difference they will make to their communities and global prosperity if they are given opportunities to thrive.
The 500 million adolescent girls and young women in developing countries are potentially a major force in driving economic progress but, the world over, a continued lack of investment in girls results in increased poverty. This must change: the global recession provides us not with an excuse but with a powerful reason to act.
Poverty may have a woman’s face, but sustainable economic prosperity has the face of a girl.
Download the summary here
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