Helen Grant MP: 'Educating all girls everywhere is one of the smartest investments we can make'

As G7 leaders met to discuss global targets on girls' education this week, the UK pledged to increase their support to the Global Partnership for Education and announced a commitment of £430 million. Helen Grant, MP and Prime Minister's Special Envoy for Girls Education, writes exclusively for Marie Claire about the pledge and the need to boost girls' access to education. Words by Helen Grant, MP for Maidstone and The Weald When I was a girl, there was one day at school that changed my life for...