Originally published on the CGS blog on August 20, 2009.
“There’s a growing recognition among everyone from the World Bank to the U.S. military’s Joint Chiefs of Staff to aid organizations like CARE that focusing on women and girls is the most effective way to fight global poverty and extremism. That’s why foreign aid is increasingly directed to women. The world is awakening to a powerful truth: Women and girls aren’t the problem; they’re the solution.”
A terrific article was published August 17th, 2009 in the New York Times by Nick Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. The article focuses on the importance of empowering women in the developing world.
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