The Prime Minister of Denmark, Helle Thorning-Schmidt, the Prime Minister of Norway, Erna Solberg, the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, the European Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs, and the Chair of the GPE Board of Directors, Julia Gillard, co-sign an open letter asking global leaders to support girls' education. They explain the many benefits of educating girls for their families, communities and countries, and ask that more funding be dedicated to it.