According to the UN, to achieve equality women and girls must receive, “equal access to education, health care, decent work, and representation in political and economic decision-making processes”. Many poverty reduction programs make the mistake of simply focusing on finding women jobs, but investments in the expansion of basic infrastructure and public services such as childcare are just as necessary. New laws that promote equality in the workplace, end harmful practices, and prevent gender-based discrimination are all crucial to achieving gender equality and ending extreme poverty, too.