how girls and women can impact a country’s economic prosperity, political stability and social innovation.

1. A girls income increases by 10 to 20% with an extra year of education.
2. In Kenya, adolescent pregnancies cost the economy $500 million per year.
3. If men and women had equal influence in decision-making , an additional 1.7 million children would be adequately nourished in sub-Saharan Africa.
4.The G(irls)20 Summit precedes the G20 Leaders Summit
5.This year, the Summit will take place in Mexico City from May 28-31, 2012
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