Photo by Ellen Jaskol
WE ’ RE ALL CONNECTED
by Rebecca Lee
ASK RUTH ABAD for the key to the world ’ s problems , and she answers with one word : education . Ask her to be more specific , and she gives you this : education for girls and young women .
“ Educated girls marry later ,” she says . “ They have fewer children . Research shows that educating girls has a positive effect on their health outcomes , on their economic opportunities — I could go on and on .”
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