On Tuesday 9th October, Malala Fund launched a new report, Full Force: why the world works better when girls go to school revealing almost one billion girls and young women worldwide lack the education and skills to succeed in a rapidly changing world of work — and calling on the G20 to act.
The rise of digitalisation, AI, automation and robotics means the future workplace will be different for all of us. But for many girls, especially those in poorer countries — who remain less likely to start school than boys and face barriers to learning at every stage — the stakes are even higher. If girls are to navigate this changing economy successfully, it’s essential they go to school and learn the skills they need to join the workforce of tomorrow.
Full Force argues that the G20 must act. It makes the case for girls’ education as central to the G20’s core agenda and provides clear recommendations on how G20 leaders can accelerate progress to ensure this is a moment of promise, not peril, for girls and boys everywhere.
In the foreword to Full Force, Apple CEO Tim Cook writes, “If civil society took the fundamental step of guaranteeing 12 years of education for every woman and girl, every community would benefit, every sector would thrive, and every economy would grow.”
Over the coming months, Malala Fund’s Full Force campaign will engage political leaders, economists, feminists, business leaders and girls themselves on this very point — intensifying the case for investment in girls’ education as an urgent economic priority.
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