While living conditions in many areas have improved in recent years, a child’s place of birth is still the biggest predictor of its future. Oh, yes and no matter where you are born, life is more difficult if you are a girl. These claims come from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, a leading philanthropic organization for health and development. The group reports that some 500 million people worldwide lack basic health care or education. It also found that girls everywhere suffer from discrimination.
Title: Gates Foundation: Sex, Environment Determine Child’s Future
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3648/gates.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Gates Foundation: Sex, Environment Determine Childs Future' data-article-id='4127'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='15438'>While living conditions in many areas have improved in recent years, a child’s place of birth is still the biggest predictor of its future.</span> <span data-start-time='15438' data-end-time='25229'>Oh, yes and no matter where you are born, life is more difficult if you are a girl.</span> <span data-start-time='25229' data-end-time='37563'>These claims come from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, a leading philanthropic organization for health and development.</span> <span data-start-time='37563' data-end-time='48625'>The group reports that some 500 million people worldwide lack basic health care or education.</span> <span data-start-time='48625' data-end-time='54896'>It also found that girls everywhere suffer from discrimination.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img 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