How to educate children for gender equality

Two small, black girls are holding hands, their backs to the camera. They're crossing a small, wooden bridge onto a green lawn. The darker-skinned girl, who is on the left side, has her hair tied into a ponytail, with a white ribbon on top. She wears a white dress with a colorful pattern, as well as pale green shoes. Her left arm is outstretched. Her companion, to her right, is a lighter-skinned black child whose hair is divided into braids, a hot pink ribbon-shaped barrette on the end of each one. She wears a black dress with a pink and white pattern, and pink trim. Her shoes are also pink. The pink in the barrette, dress and shoes is the same shade.

Imagine if the world had a global GDP increase of 3.9 percent, accompanied by a 59.6-gigaton decrease in carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere by 2050 and a 9.5 percent drop in infant mortality. Can you believe these numbers? These are some of the benefits that gender equality has to offer humanity, besides bringing dignity … Continue reading How to educate children for gender equality