Women can change the world

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If women’s participation in the workforce increased, it would transform the global economy for the better. One study projects that if the female employment in the U.S. matched the male rates, our overall GDP would rise by 5 percent. In Japan, the GDP would jump by 9 percent. Addressing the education gap would be a good way to start to achieve these figures. The Council on Foreign Relations estimates that each country’s GDP grows by 3 percent for every additional 10 percent of girls going to school. tq around the world, women are working together to dismantle barriers, challenge perceptions and improve the lives of women and girls in their communities. since 1976, match has supported this work through partnerships with over 650 grassroots women's right organisation in 71 countries