“Girls across the globe are counting on us to be bold and creative and to give them the opportunities they deserve.”
That’s what First Lady Michelle Obama said during a speech at the Brookings Institution on December 12 about girls’ education.
What brought @FLOTUS, @JuliaGillard & other education leaders together yesterday? #GirlsEdu: pic.twitter.com/h2uia6TinI
— Brookings (@BrookingsInst) December 13, 2014
In her speech, the first lady emphasized community-based solutions and called for more laws and policies at the local level. She pledged to bring these policies to countries already fighting poverty, violence and other issues.
“Parents are afraid that their daughters will be attacked and sexually assaulted on their way to and from school.” —FLOTUS #GirlsEdu — The First Lady (@FLOTUS) December 12, 2014
“I am committed to this issue. I’m in. We have a lot of work to do,” she said. Obama also said parents need to understand that their daughters’ educations are just as important as their sons’.
While girls’ education is in the international spotlight, the first lady said there’s a lot of work to be done.
“Of course, when 62 million girls are still not in school…we know that our work is far from finished.” —FLOTUS #GirlsEdu — The First Lady (@FLOTUS) December 12, 2014
