The sweaters message and price laterbecame a topic of discussiononline.
In a guest essay forEntertainment Weekly, she speaks further about the message she aimed to send.
Heres what I mean: 130 million girls around the world are denied an education.
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Women in developing countries account for less than half of all students enrolled in lower secondary school.
And women in low-income countries have less access to financial institutions and the internet than men.
In Africa, nearly three out of four new HIV infections are in adolescent girls.
In other words: Poverty is sexist.
Why is this so important?
Luckily, there is one thing that can help bring this kind of powerful change: education.
Education is one of the most powerful tools we have in the fight against extreme poverty.
And saying that poverty is sexist doesnt mean that boys and men arent affected by it.
Every daughter should have the same opportunities as every son.
Only then will we be able to put an end to extreme poverty for womenandmen.
Because educated girls grow into strong women who help build strong families, communities, and economies.
Its time to unleash that strength to eradicate extreme poverty for everyone once and for all.
