International Day of the Girl, and tackling barriers to girls’ education

International (MNN) — International Day of the Girl Child is this Saturday, October 11 — a time to celebrate young girls and confront the challenges that hold them back. Around the world, millions of girls are still being kept out of school.David Durance, president of TeachBeyond, says those barriers begin early."Families are already saying to their young girls that they need to provide economically for the family. And then there's the other side of that, which is a real social pressure to be ma