http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu Tapping experts in climate, geology, oceanography, ecology, sustainable development, global health, energy, food and water, State of the Planet captures stories of how the Earth works and how we can sustainably make our lives better. Fri, 24 May 2013 19:28:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/09/24/educating-girls-leads-to-empowered-societies/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/09/24/educating-girls-leads-to-empowered-societies/#comments Fri, 24 Sep 2010 15:13:58 +0000 Susan Karuti http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=6995 Educating girls and women is an important step in overcoming poverty. Millennium Development Goals 2 and 3 reflect the commitment that female education has a strong relationship with many other development indicators, and that education is an indispensable tool for women empowerment and the reduction of poverty. Girls' education and the promotion of gender equality in education thus become vital tools for accelerating rural development.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/09/24/educating-girls-leads-to-empowered-societies/feed/ 3