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Empowering Women Through Their Education

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Globally, we see roughly 132 million girls out of school (Richards, 2020). Poverty contributes to the issue of girls’ education the most ( Richards, 2020 ). It is also linked to child marriage and pregnancy that prevent girls from attending their schooling ( Richards, 2020) . There are approximately 39,000 girls, under the age of 18, who have gotten married and stopped their education to tend to household duties ( Richards, 2020 ). Cultural norms can prevent parents from investing in their daughter’s education, especially if they have a brother ( Richards, 2020 ). It is a common belief that girls should merely tend to caregiver activities instead of furthering their education ( Richards, 2020 ). About 14.3 million students cannot attend school due to conflict and dangerous areas like war zones ( Richards, 2020 ). Countries are losing out on about 30 trillion dollars by not educating their female population ( Richards, 2020 ).   Society must begin to value empowering girls through their
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Empowering Women Through Their Education

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Across the world today, there are approximately 31 million girls under the age of 10 years old that have never attended school ( School Girls Unite, n.d. ). These girls face poverty, sexism, HIV/AIDs, and war conditions that prevent them from attending school ( School Girls Unite, n.d. ). Throughout society, countries do not prioritize education and continue to only fund about 1% of their wealth to educational matters ( School Girls Unite, n.d. ).  Girls’ education should be valued in every community. Because women represent half of the population, they should be able to work equally amongst their male peers ( School Girls Unite, n.d. ). Without the proper education, society is depriving girls from bettering themselves. Society should value the contribution that girls can make to society to enhance economies. Women do invest 90% of their earnings back into their families and communities, so it is important that they receive the chance to obtain an education ( Friendship Bridge, 2022 ).
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Empowering Women Through Their Education

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      More than 130 million girls are out of school today ( Commit2Change, n.d. ). Education provides girls and their families with opportunities to escape poverty and unsafe conditions ( Commit2Change, n.d. ). Girls are 1.5 times more likely to not attend their primary education due to expensive schooling, social beliefs of child marriage, or even warfare and natural disasters ( Commit2Change, n.d. ). Depending on the country, girls’ education is constantly threatened and schools can be attacked due to assumptions that girls do not belong in school ( Their News Team, 2022 ).       Countries must begin to value the importance that education can provide for girls. If girls are educated, they tend to provide more than 90% of their future income to bettering themselves and their family’s conditions ( Commit2Change, n.d.) . The United Nations touched on the importance of inclusive education through their Sustainable Development Goals ( United Nations, n.d. ). Goal 4 strives for equitable e
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Empowering Women Through Their Education

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       In more than half of all countries, there has been a consistent gender gap within the attendance of secondary school ( Their News Team, 2017 ). 15 million girls are estimated to not attend their schooling, compared to 10 million boys ( Their News Team, 2017 ). The obstacles that prevent girls from obtaining their education include gender stereotypes, legislation, costs, distance, educational infrastructure, pregnancy, gender-based violence, or warfare ( Their News Team, 2017 ). High school costs and laws that allow child marriage discourage girls from gaining an education. Supporting educational infrastructure, like having water and safe, separate toilets, is crucial for girls’ participation in school ( Their News Team, 2017 ). The gender-based violence that can occur on a girls’ trip to school prevents attendance ( Their News Team, 2017 ). Girls face unsafe and unfair conditions that impact their educational endeavors.       When considering girls’ education, community members
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Empowering Women Through Their Education

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Many girls in developing countries are not receiving the safe, sanitary education that they deserve. Unsanitary conditions prevent girls from attending school due to this basic need not being met. Approximately 18% of girls do not attend school due to these conditions ( Central Asia Institute, 2018 ). Unsafe neighborhoods also impact school attendance due to fear. For example, during Malala Yousafzai’s fight to receive an education for herself, she was shot in the head by a Taliban leader who disagreed with her campaign ( Malala Fund, 2022 ). It is instances like this that prove the dangers that can come with girls obtaining their education. Safety and sanitary conditions can prevent attendance from young girls.   Stakeholders involved in helping girls receive an education value the long term skills that come with it ( Commit2Change, n.d. ).  They value girls learning communication skills, technology skills and presentation advice for future jobs ( Commit2Change, n.d. ). Specific train
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Empowering Women Through Their Education

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More than 130 millions girls are out of school due to child labor, child marriage, high costs, war, gender discrimination, natural disasters, health, early preganancies, and low quality, repeated classroom lessons ( Malala Fund, 2022 ). Violent neighborhoods and COVD-19 has also played its part in limiting educational opportunities for girls ( The World Bank, 2022 ). If communities invested in ensuring all girls were educated, it could potentially contribute roughly $12 trillion dollars to the “global growth” ( Malala Fund, 2022, para. 12) . Girls are more likely to not marry young or contract HIV when they have an education (Malala Fund, 2022). According to the Malala Fund (2022 ), each additional year of education that girls receive, the lower infant mortality rates and child marriage are. Many stakeholders involved in girls’ education value inclusivity and quality education that prepares students for their futures ( The World Bank, 2022 ). It is important to note that the considerat
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Empowering Women Through Their Education

Approximately 15 millions school-aged girls will never receive an equal, gender-sensitive education in their lifetime (World Vision, 2021). Despite this alarming number, low-income countries still do not provide safe, gender inclusive, empowering conditions for girls to attend their schooling at all. Because of this, young girls do not receive an education that properly prepares them for motherhood, marriage, or their health; countries continue to lose trillions of dollars in lost productivity and earnings when they provide limited educational opportunities for girls (The World Bank, 2022). Stick with me on this blog if you believe ALL should receive a fair education!  References The World Bank. (2022, February 10). Girls' Education. The World       Bank.  https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/girlseducation#1.  World Vision. (2021, June 18). Girls’ education: facts and how to help . World       Vision.  https://www.worldvision.ca/stories/education/girls-education-facts-and-how-to-hel
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