Malini Gopalakrishnan works with Voice 4 Girls (www.voice4girls.org), an organisation working with marginalised adolescent girls to enable them to break out of the adverse cycles of poverty and social inequality, and realise their true potential.
Equipping girls from all strata of society with the right set of tools to make informed choices and speak up for themselves will be critical for the progress of urban society and economy, writes Malini Gopalakrishnan.