Girls and young women make up the majority of the world's 628 million unemployed young people who have neither an education nor vocational training.
Barriers caused by gender inequality and discrimination are preventing girls from going to school and getting the skills they need to access decent work and break out of poverty.
Not only is this unjust, it is a huge waste of potential.
See Plan International's policy position on economic empowerment with a focus on youth, young women and girls.