Publication

2008

This paper focuses on the role of women in global development. The authors claim that by enforcing women's rights, economic conditions in developing countries can be improved substantially. They point out the dangers that girls are exposed to including HIV, child marriage and insufficient education and conclude by giving suggestions for improvement.

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Author Ruth Levine, Cynthia Lloyd, Margaret Greene, Caren Grown
Series CGD Reports
Publisher Center for Global Development (CGD)
Copyright ©2008 by the Center for Global Development
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