{"product_id":"9780815728610","title":"What Works in Girls' Education: Evidence for the World's Best Investment","description":"Hard-headed evidence on why the returns from investing in girls are so high that no nation or family can afford not to educate their girls.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGene Sperling, author of the seminal 2004 report published by the Council on Foreign Relations, and Rebecca Winthrop, director of the Center for Universal Education, have written this definitive book on the importance of girls’ education. As Malala Yousafzai expresses in her foreword, the idea that any child could be denied an education due to poverty, custom, the law, or terrorist threats is just wrong and unimaginable. More than 1,000 studies have provided evidence that high-quality girls’ education around the world leads to wide-ranging returns:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBetter outcomes in economic areas of growth and incomes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReduced rates of infant and maternal mortality\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReduced rates of child marriage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReduced rates of the incidence of HIV\/AIDS and malaria\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncreased agricultural productivity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncreased resilience to natural disasters\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWomen’s empowerment\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat Works in Girls’ Education\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling work for both concerned global citizens, and any academic, expert, nongovernmental organization (NGO) staff member, policymaker, or journalist seeking to dive into the evidence and policies on girls’ education.","brand":"Brookings Institution Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128546607344,"sku":"9780815728610","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780815728610_p0.jpg?v=1763745449","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780815728610","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}