so the work begins here. it always has for me. and when i talk about seeing myself in these girls, i was one of the lucky ones, because i came from a family that valued me and they valued education. my father, my mother saw me as an equal to my older brother. they saw my light. they fueled my flame. and education was such an important part of me gaining the tools to see myself. so we have to begin with educating these girls. it is unconscionable that 100 million girls worldwide today are not in school. it's unconscionable that tens of millions of young girls are being forced to marry before they're 15 years old. that they are facing female genital mutilation, that they are undervalued all over the