Additional Quote by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

As more girls get basic schooling, larger numbers will move up the educational ladder - some to pursue science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. That's…

— Julia Gillard

I would like to see many times more dollars going into the education for girls. The World Bank has some wonderful statistics in terms…

— Swanee Hunt

Girls' education is the single best investment that any society can make.

— Carol Bellamy

“Social science now tells us that if we can take indigent girls between the ages of 10 and 14 and give them a basic…

— Elizabeth Gilbert

Across the world, in Africa, Asia, Latin America, everywhere, there is a widespread recognition on the part of the parents, too, that the children's…

— Amartya Sen

Education spurs growth and unlocks potential. After all, a single year of primary education creates a 10 to 20 percent increase in a woman's…

— Shakira

Education, doing homework, is the way to lift up girls. Around the world, where girls are educated, the economy and the standard of living…

— Karen DeCrow

Investment in girls' education may well be the highest-return investment available in the developing world.

— Lawrence Summers

One of the most compelling arguments for encouraging the education of girls, particularly in developing countries, is this: Education enables jobs, jobs are a…

— Tae Yoo

Educating girls prevents child marriage and early pregnancy and helps women get jobs, which boosts household incomes and economic growth. It gives girls a…

— Alok Sharma

Around the world we have girls in primary school at about the same rate now as boys, but keeping them in quality secondary schools…

— Melinda Gates

“Even four-year college graduates earned higher starting salaries in 2000 than they do today, by about seven to eight percentage points—assuming they get a…

— Tyler Cowen