We cannot give a woman a cow and expect her to change the world | Jenny Edwards

From Global development | The Guardian Wed Jul 23 2014, 11:42:53

Gender equality is not straightforward. Let's look beyond targets and tick-boxes, and explore the complexity of women's lives

The UK government and Unicef, the UN children's agency, hosted the world's first Girl Summit in London this week to drum up support for a campaign to end child marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM), practices affecting millions of girls around the globe.

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