Ensure women of the future do not inherit today’s inequalities

Pupils have fun playing games during a break at Kisii primary school on October 05, 2015.[Denish Ochieng, Standard]

While many parts of the world are experiencing a decline in birth rates, in Africa we see a very different picture. By 2030, a fifth of the world’s population will be from the continent. As millions of young people join the labour market every year, governments are struggling to create employment to meet the demand for jobs. Countries like South Africa, for example, are reporting that three-quarters of all youth are now unemployed.