Healthier, wealthier, and better-educated women tend to produce healthier, wealthier, and better-educated families, because women typically invest more of their earnings than men do in their children’s wellbeing. With the continent’s population forecast to double by 2050, there is hardly a better time to invest in women and girls.
终结法律、经济和性别歧视的综合好处是巨大的。更健康、更富有、教育程度更高的妇女可以带来更健康、更富有、教育程度更高的家庭，因为妇女往往会比男性将更多收入投资于孩子的福祉。非洲人口预计在2050年时将翻一番，因此现在投资于妇女和女性可谓机会绝佳。这既是一个紧迫的经济问题，也是一个紧迫的伦理问题。