Giving Compass' Take:

• The Malala Fund launched the Full Force campaign which aims to invest in girls' education and is calling on the leaders of the G20 Summit to help advance these educational opportunities. 

•  How can the Malala Fund get global development agencies and education philanthropists on board with this campaign? 

• Read about how the United Kingdom is supporting Yousafzai's call to make girls' education a priority. 

The quicker technology advances, the faster women around the world will be left behind without the proper skills to succeed in the ever-changing workplace, according to a new report.

International nonprofit organization the Malala Fund, founded by Pakistani activist and Nobel Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, launched the Full Force campaign Tuesday with a report titled “Why the World Works Better When Girls Go to School,” on the global state of girls’ education.

“We want girls to take part in creating the technology that will change our world — and who runs it," said Yousafzai, in the report which includes a forward from Apple CEO Tim Cook.

The Malala Fund estimates a total 955.6 million girls (65% of girls worldwide) and young women under the age of 24 are currently lacking the skills they need for life and work. That means in lower- to middle-income countries, 75% of girls under the age of 24 are unequipped, and 93% of girls in low-income countries. Researchers have pointed out that the economy will suffer if girls in developing countries don’t receive the education and technological skills required in the workplace.

With the help of political leaders, economists, and business leaders, the Full Force campaign will work to make investing in girls’ education an economic priority. The Malala Fund is calling on the G20, an international group representing 20 countries dedicated to discussing international financial stability, to act on the issue ahead of the G20 summit in Buenos Aires in November.

Full Force provides an agenda for action for the G20. It includes tools for understanding the correlation between labor market trends and children’s education, and pushes for gender responsive education that trains teachers in gender sensitivity.

Read the full article about girls' education in tech by Leah Rodriguez at Global Citizen