No matter where you're born, 'life will be harder if you are born a girl,' Bill and Melinda Gates say. (via CNBCMakeIt)
, published Tuesday. The report tracks health, development and inequality data around the world.
This year's report showed while there has been improvement in global inequality, it remains a persistent problem. And one factor stood out in the report as contributing to unequal outcomes across the globe: gender inequality.the report, co-authored by the Gates, saidAnd "If you are born in a poor country or district, it will be even harder," they wrote.
That's because starting from a young age, boys' and girls' lives diverge: Females receive less education than boys, they marry earlier and they do more unpaid care work, according to the report. "Boys' worlds expand. They rely less on their parents, venture farther and farther from home, and enroll in high school or college or get a job, which puts them in contact with wider society," the Gates wrote.
"At the same time, girls' worlds contract. They transition, sometimes at a very young age, from being subservient to their parents to being subservient to their husbands. Although they enjoyed some measure of freedom while attending primary school, they are expected to return to the confines of the home, to devote themselves to cooking, cleaning and raising children.
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