One life is worth no more or less than any other.
MELINDA GATESOur economies are built on the backs of all this unpaid labor that women do.
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Government funding that’s coming from the United States is making a huge difference on the ground in the developing world. It’s really palpable – it’s making a huge difference saving lives.
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Connect deeply with others. Our humanity is the one thing that we all have in common.
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That’s universal – we all want to bring every good thing to our children. But what’s not universal is our ability to provide every good thing.
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A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman. But the search to find that voice can be remarkably difficult.
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You can have the best vaccines for a woman or her child, but if you can’t get her to come and get them then they won’t work.
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Now, as smartphones are coming up, there are all kinds of apps that will start to be developed that will help women.
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All women, everywhere, have the same hopes: we want to be self-sufficient and create better lives for ourselves and our loved ones.
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If you don’t have an effective teacher in front of the classroom, you won’t change the trajectory for students.
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Everyone agrees that the failure of our high schools is tragic. It’s bad business, and it’s bad policy. But we act as if it can’t be helped. It can be helped. We designed these high schools; we can redesign them.
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It’s important to remember that behind every data point is a daughter, a mother, a sister—a person with hopes and dreams.
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If we don’t empower women, we don’t allow them to unlock the potential of themselves and their children.
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With economic opportunity, sometimes it’s making sure that if they’re not in a place where they can have good jobs, that when they have economic opportunity, they have digital tools to use.
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Vaccines are a miracle cure. Eight out of 10 children are getting vaccines.
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If you ask, who has the chance to move into the city and get a good job out in the developing world? It’s a man. Who’s left to care for the kids back at home? The woman is.
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If you invest in a girl or a woman, you are investing in everybody else.
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