Importance of Girls’ / Women’s Education

In present competitive world and with a global economical situations, education has becomes very important tool to survive. Education provides an individual the teaching skills that prepare him/her physically, mentally and socially for the world of work in later life. Thus education is major aspect of development of any modern society.

Education is a right of every individual. Higher education does not mean for boys only, it includes girls as well. We must not forget, if a man is educated he serves his family only, but if women is educated she serves the coming generations.

Gender inequality in education is extreme. Girls are less likely to access school, to remain in school or to achieve in education. Cultural and traditional values stand between girls and their prospects for education and often leading to a life of missed opportunities.

Normally in our culture we educate our girls till high school standard (Class 10^th or 12^th), and then she gets engage either in helping her mother with the household work or parents may look for her getting married early. Because of the family negligence on the girls education, girls have lost their interest in education. Sometimes even if they are interested they step backward because of their families misconception that “women’s needs to ultimately take care of their own family, so why to educate them … ?”.

We must understand the facts that :

• Education plays an important role in enabling girls and women to secure their rights, thus she can stand firm on the discrimination and equality done on her.
• Improving educational opportunities for girls and women helps them to develop skills that allow them to make decisions and influence their own family.
• Education provides girls and women’s with an understanding of basic health, nutrition and family management, giving them choices and the power to decide over their own lives and the family.
• In today’s world which is full of opportunities, an educated girl is able to do paid work (employment) thus helping her family with an income and may overcome the poverty.
• An educated women promotes a better education for her children for their better up bringing and thus women’s education directly or indirectly leads to progress of family and the society.

Parents should realize this and should encourage their girls for secondary and higher education, which will definitely mould them to be ready for any unforeseen.

Remember education helps an individual to claim his/her rights and realize his/her potential in the economic, political and social arenas. It is also the single most powerful way to lift people out of poverty. Education plays a particularly important role as a foundation for girls’ development towards adult life.

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Check few related articles such as :

• Choosing Right Career after Class 10/12 : http://konkantribune.blogspot.com/2011/04/choosing-career-after-class-10th-and.html
• Careers in Aviation : http://konkantribune.blogspot.com/2011/02/aviation-is-large-field-so-it-will-not.html
• Carrers in Commerce : http://konkantribune.blogspot.com/2011/02/careers-in-commerce.html
• Career in Hospital administration : http://konkantribune.blogspot.com/2011/02/career-in-hospital-administration.html
• Dreaming Towards Reality : http://konkantribune.blogspot.com/2011/03/dreaming-towards-reality.html

For parents :

• Check Kids must be encouraged to talk freely : http://konkantribune.blogspot.com/2011/02/kids-must-be-encouraged-to-talk-freely.html
• How fathers can improve communication with kids : http://konkantribune.blogspot.com/2011/02/how-fathers-can-improve-communication.html

Credit of this article is also given to : Kokan Committee Riyadh by Arbina Abdullah Hunerkar

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