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How do government programs that promote the education of women contribute to economic growth?

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An educated girl is likely to increase her personal earning potential, as well as reduce poverty in her community.

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According to the World Bank, the return on one year of secondary education for a girl correlates with as high as a 25% increase in wages later in life. The effects carry from one generation to the next: educated girls have fewer, healthier and better educated children. For each additional year of a mother’s education, the average child attains an extra 0.32 years, and for girls the benefit is slightly larger.

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