Teaching Girls to Negotiate: A Crucial Skill for Survival and Success In patriarchal societies, women often find themselves at the receiving end of economic power dynamics.
New research from Zambia suggests that this power imbalance can be bridged by teaching young girls the art of negotiation.
A decade long study has shown that providing 12 to 13 year old girls with 12 hours of negotiation classes over three weeks has a lasting impact on their economic prospects.