education: The importance of investing in girls now for a future in economic growth and global stability, Malala said at a news conference after her short meeting with Abe at his official residence. ; The meeting preceded the joint summit of the World Assembly for Women and the W20 being held in Tokyo on Saturday, according to The Japan Times. Touching on the millions of girls who are out of education and ill-prepared to join the workforce, Malala spoke of her hopes for girls' education to be high on this year's G20 agenda, adding, as the chair of this year's G20, I hope PM Abe and Japan will lead on girls' education, and encourage all leaders to commit to new funding to prepare girls for the future of work. I spoke with the prime minister today about girl's education. I hope that he can use his G20 presidency to help my sisters in Japan, G20 countries and around the world to reach their full potential, because our world works better when girls go to school, she added. At the same news conference, Abe spoke of the inspiration Malala would bring to the table at the joint WAW/W20 summit. This year's G20 will be held in Osaka in June.
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