'Every woman deserves an equal chance to shape her future'

Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland explains why promoting women’s empowerment is not just the right thing to do, but the smart thing to do

ENALA NGULU was married to a man of 47 who had two other wives. She was 13-years-old.

At a time when she should have been in school, learning about the world, she was forced to grapple with adult responsibilities like marriage and childbearing.

At 15, Enala gave birth to her first child and subsequently had five more daughters.

This is the story of around 375 million women alive today who were married or partnered before their 18th birthday.

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