Statement: The girl I am, the change I lead – Girls on the frontlines of crisis

The Gender Snapshot 2025 presents clear evidence that investing in adolescent girls multiplies benefits for children, communities, and economies. In Africa alone, such investments could generate USD 2.4 trillion in new income by 2040. Every additional year of secondary education boosts a girl’s potential income by 10–20 per cent. Comprehensive action across social protection, education, the green economy, labour markets, innovation, and governance could lift 52 million additional women and girls out of extreme poverty by 2030.

UN Women stands with girls everywhere—with every girl whose rights are threatened, whose voice is silenced, and whose leadership goes unrecognized.

Thirty years ago, we promised girls equality. Today, we must deliver.

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