First Lady Michelle Obama backs no shortage of projects that aim to empower girls and women, but her ongoing efforts have focused on raising awareness about education and its role in shaping opportunities for future generations of women.
Just this week, the First Lady launched video and social media hashtag #62MillionGirls as part of Girl Rising, a global campaign to increase awareness about the 62 million girls who do not have access to education.
"In school, I learned how to speak up for myself," she says in the campaign's video. "But without access to education, 62 million girls worldwide will never have that chance."
This week, she and Charlize Theron attended a Glamour Magazine event in New York City, where she had a few more incredible words to add.
Speaking to an audience of primarily school-aged girls, she stressed the importance of focusing on education.
"There is no boy, at this age, cute enough or interesting enough to stop you from getting an education," she said. "If I had worried about who liked me and who thought I was cute when I was your age, I wouldn’t be married to the president of the United States."
Then the First Lady gave a proverbial mic drop.
Watch more of her speech from ODN below. And if you also agree with her incredible mission for girls and women, please SHARE it with your friends on Facebook!
[h/t: New York Magazine, ODN]
