Women's education has a much greater impact [on], for example, fertility. Men's education, if our studies are correct, … - Amartya Sen

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Women's education has a much greater impact [on], for example, fertility. Men's education, if our studies are correct, ha[s] almost no impact on fertility. Women's do. So, by the way, as a man, it's not to the glory of men specifically that it's women's education that reduces child mortality.

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