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Monday, April 18, 2016

Why poverty is sexist by Melinda Gates

Magazine: Time Magazine
Date: March 28, 2016
Article: Why poverty is sexist
Page: 30
Author:  Melinda Gates
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1. Bono is the lead singer for the band U2 and co-founder of the One Campaign.
2. Melinda Gates is working with Bono to get the message out that "poverty is sexist."
3. Girls are more likely to be impoverished than boys.
4. Girls are less likely to get an education.
5. Girls are more likely to get bad health.
6. Answers will vary
7. Some of the unpaid work that women do are cooking, cleaning, and caring.
8. Answers will vary
9. If women don't have free time they will not finish their education, learn new skills, open a business or even go to the doctor.
10. We need to distribute the burden of work on women so they can have time to invest in themselves and their ideas.

Reference
https://plus.google.com/+ONE
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/

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