25. This report by the UNDP compiles and reviews evidence from existing studies, exploring the links between gender inequality, economic growth and development. The findings suggest that decreasing gender inequalities has the potential of accelerating human development and growth. The impairment of a woman’s right to equality and empowerment not only denies a human right, it is also sabotages development. The report displays that emphasis on education of girls, has proven to have a positive impact on fertility decline, child mortality and malnutrition. For example, countries including Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar and Nepal, where the girls’ secondary enrolment ratio is below 50 percent also suffer from high child mortality. Thus, this report presents a ‘business and development case’ for equality interventions.