Michelle Obama Wants Your Next Selfie to Support Girls’ Education
The First Lady’s 62 Million Girls campaign asks people to answer the question, ‘What did you learn in school?’
After Beyoncé informed tens of thousands of people that “girls run the world” at the Global Citizen Festival, First Lady Michelle Obama took to the stage to encourage the audience to take steps to ensure that girls can do just that.
Obama’s new campaign is part of the Let Girls Learn initiative, which focuses on “community-led solutions to reduce barriers that prevent adolescent girls from completing their education.” Girls face more roadblocks to education than their male peers, including forced early marriage and gender-based violence. Boys’ education is often prioritized ahead of girls’ in low-income households where money for supplies and tuition is tight, with families sending their male children to school while the girls handle household duties.
Higher education leads not just to girls’ success, but also to the success of all members of society. Schooling allows girls to grow into women with higher-paying jobs and help support their families and communities.
“Giving [girls] that chance is at the core of our work to end global poverty,” said Obama. She kicked off the campaign by adding what she learned in school: how to speak up for Michelle Obama Wants Your Next Selfie to Support Girls’ Education | TakePart: