Accidents Quote by Sheryl WuDunn

It's a proven fact that when you raise the status of girls and women in a country, that country does much better economically.

— Gillian Anderson

I’m convinced that a world in which girls are educated is a safer, more stable, more prosperous place.

— Barack Obama

These countries cant develop if young women are not given the kind of education that they need.

— Barack Obama

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

“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

When girls can get an education and women can work and run businesses or even serve as elected officials, the world benefits.

— Jan Schakowsky

It makes perfect economic sense to integrate women in the economy in the developing world in order to catch up with advanced countries, thereby…

— Arancha Gonzalez

One of the things we have to remember about the poorest countries in the world is that parents, extremely poor parents, are making the…

— Gene Sperling

For the American economy, for any economy to grow, to truly innovate, we cannot leave behind half our population. We have to socialize our…

— Reshma Saujani

Since girls and women represent 50 percent of the world population, enabling them to participate in their local economies helps broaden the employment pool.

— Tae Yoo

As skills and energy became more of a demand, people who didn't have skills just got left behind, got shuttled to the side. Education…

— Julian Bond

It is proven that when women are educated, the ability of the country goes up immediately.

— Angelique Kidjo