Simply put, the inequalities between men and women hurt development and prosperity. Providing equal opportunities for women lets them use their talents in the workforce and make better choices for themselves and their families and communities.One reason women have fewer opportunities is families may decide they can’t afford to send all their children to school so they send their sons, assuming that the daughter’s earning potential is less.[1]The daughters therefore receive less schooling which makes them less likely to be employed or start a business and even if they do, they will likely be paid less than a man would.[2]Empowering women with legal and political protection allows them to have their voices heard in larger decisions affecting their communities. There is evidence that when women have the right to vote, spending on child welfare and public health increases. For example, in the US, within one year of women getting the right to vote, public health spending increased by 35% leading to decrease in childhood diseases and childhood mortality going down by 8–15%.