Throughout history, in every culture around the World, extraordinary women have pushed Society to think bigger, move forward and create.

Women and girls all over the World today are able to live with fewer restraints and bigger dreams.

Still, millions of girls of primary school age are not in school, and one out of every four young women in developing countries had never completed their primary school education.

Educated women are more likely to get married later, survive childbirth, raise healthy kids, find work, and earn more money.

140 million girls will become child brides between 2011 and 2020. Girls who marry before age 18 are typically denied an education.

Still, women still experience major inequality in the workforce. Women earn only 0.77 Dollar for every 1 Dollar earned by men.

Women earn only one tenth of the World’s income despite working two thirds of the total work hours.

Empowering women to earn their fair share will benefit their entire communities. Women invest more of their money back into their families and communities than men.

1 in 3 women experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetimes. 

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a complex issue with religious and cultural implications for the groups who practice it. FGM imposes real health consequences, violates a child’s rights, and promotes inequality between the sexes.

Whether it is domestic abuse, rape, or sexual trafficking, gender-based violence denies far too many women the opportunity to live happy, healthy, and fulfilling lives.