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Home > Resources > Missed Opportunities : The High Cost of Not Educating Girls

Missed Opportunities : The High Cost of Not Educating Girls

Posted on August 24, 2018

Girls’ undereducation creates a wide range of negative impacts for girls, their families, and their communities. This study documents connects low educational attainment for girls with several domains of interest and their economic implications, including standards of living, child marriage, population growth, health and well-being, and agency and decisionmaking.Read More

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