As more girls get basic schooling, larger numbers will move up the educational ladder - some to pursue science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. That's important because workplaces around the world, especially in many developing and emerging-market countries, are becoming more automated, favouring workers with technical skills.

Julia Gillard

Through hard work and education, we can deliver a strong economy and opportunity for all.

Julia Gillard

Our future growth relies on competitiveness and innovation, skills and productivity... and these in turn rely on the education of our people.

Julia Gillard

My guiding principle is that prosperity can be shared. We can create wealth together. The global economy is not a zero-sum game.

Julia Gillard

If G20 leaders are serious about sustainable growth and job creation and want to stem migration flows and promote long-term stability, education is an essential investment.

Julia Gillard

One thing 'Game of Thrones' has taught us all is to guard against too much emotional investment.

Julia Gillard

Developing countries need to commit additional resources and have the political will to improve education.

Julia Gillard

Those of you who have spent time with Australians know that we are not given to overstatement. By nature we are laconic speakers and by conviction we are realistic thinkers.

Julia Gillard

If you believe, as I do, that merit is equally distributed between the sexes, then any result that isn't around half and half should be troubling.

Julia Gillard

There is a reason the world always looks to America.

Julia Gillard

In fragile and conflict-affected states, education can insulate children from chaos and insecurity and better prepare them to bring about future stability.

Julia Gillard

Economic growth driven by large-scale infrastructure investments without equitable provision of education will leave hundreds of millions of people behind, exacerbating inequality, disillusion, and instability.

Julia Gillard

The global economic outlook remains fragile and uncertain. Global economic imbalances persist and we must address them or risk future instability.

Julia Gillard

I know reform is never easy. But I know reform is right.

Julia Gillard

As prime minister, I was conscious of walking in Whitlam's footsteps as our government set about creating a companion to Medicare, the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

Julia Gillard

Getting more girls a good education requires an approach that harnesses the collective efforts of developing nations, donor nations, multilateral organizations, NGOs, private-sector institutions.

Julia Gillard

Educating the world's poorest girls can only be done with the firm commitment of many stakeholders - both domestic and international - to plan, fund, and build strong, sustainable, and equitable education systems.

Julia Gillard

Education's net economic benefits are greater than many other investments.

Julia Gillard

For a profession that holds dear both the ability to vivisect politicians in prose and the expectation that these carved-up subjects will not complain, the media is horribly thin-skinned and vengeance-seeking when on the receiving end of criticism.

Julia Gillard

Investing in better-quality education outcomes - especially in maths and science - more than pays for itself.

Julia Gillard

A literate, skilled workforce is essential for low-income countries to attract investment and fill jobs with local rather than imported labour.

Julia Gillard