Investing in Girls' Education

There is an increasing chorus of consensus when the public and private sectors discuss the value of educating girls. Such investments are almost unanimously described in a positive light, both for the long and short term. An influential global constituency, ranging from thought leaders at the World Economic Forum and the World Bank, to prominent business practitioners from many of the world’s most profitable companies, is coalescing around the idea that delivering on the universal right to education, with a particular emphasis on girls’ education, is one of the most effective ways to generate a significant social and economic return on investment.