Do you know that 1 in 5 people in the world are illiterate, and 2 out of 3 of those illiterate are women? Do you know that two-thirds of U.S. fourth graders — and four fifths of those from low-income families — are not proficient readers, according to The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading? Providing literacy education to children and young adults, particularly women and minorities, is a business imperative in order to build a diversified and innovative workforce for the future. With National Family Literacy Day falling on November 1st we explore the state of the world’s current literary crisis, examine the benefits of literacy, and look ahead to the future of literacy worldwide in this infographic from Brighton School of Business & Management.
