When I want to explain why empowering girls and women is...
When I want to explain why empowering girls and women is critical to fighting poverty, I often tell a person's story. It's easier to relate to a personal story than to global data telling us that the majority of the billion people who live on less than $2 per day are women and girls. We are often told to never treat a person like a statistic.
![Helene D. Gayle Quote About Billion, Critical, Data, Easier, Empowering: When I Want To Explain...](http://qt.azureedge.net/resources/quotes-images-large/when-i-want-to-explain-why-empowering-girls-and-women-is-critical-to-fighting-pov-4311247462f990f77d5f8d68fb22f2d6.jpg)