
EMPOWERING A GIRL CHILD Better educated women tends to be healthier and participate more in the labour market, earn higher income and enable better healthcare and education for their families. All these factors cab help lifthouseholds out of poverty. The UN High-Level panel on women’s economic empowerment estimates that if the gender gap were to close by 2025, the world could gain 12 trillion in annual GDP when women are empowered the whole community prospers. Girl Child is discriminated against in many ways in terms of Nutrition, Education, Health and also a victim to a number of atrocities and violence such as Rape, Trafficking, Early marriage Pregnancies and discrimination. The significant reason for the poor status of the girl child is the perception of society that she is a burden and not an asset.