The Issues:
The Issues:
Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right, but a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world.

We need to provide women and girls with equal access to education, health care, decent work, and representation in political and economic decision-making processes in order to fuel sustainable economies and benefit societies and humanity at large.

As girls move into adolescence – gender disparities widen. Child marriage affects girls far more than boys. Globally, nearly 15 million girls under age 18 are married every year— or 37,000 each day.
