2. Women's Education

In this module, we will see the Importance of Female Education.

 

Universal Declaration of Human Rights says that everyone has the Right to Education. Including women in the development process and imparting them with education is crucial because it makes them more knowledgeable, skilful, and confident.

 

Female literacy is one of the most powerful ways to improve a society's health and economic well-being. Making certain that every girl child is educated sets off a chain reaction: Improve in literacy leads to poverty reduction. 

  

 

When women are educated and rightful opportunities are provided, they tend to participate in economic activities, thus reducing poverty. Education also helps to increase a woman's earning capabilities.

 

Increased Literacy:
Educating a girl child will increase the literacy rate, pushing forward the development in the underdeveloped regions. And in turn, it contributes to the country's GDP.

 

Across the globe, women are under-represented as voters and restricted from political involvement. The United Nations Women’s Programmes on Leadership and Participation suggest that civic education, training and all around empowerment will reduce this gap.

 

Late Marriage:
Adolescent marriage is prevalent in underdeveloped countries. United Nations Population Fund suggests that if a girl receives seven years of education, the marriage is delayed by four years.

 

Income Potential:
Education increases a woman’s earning capabilities.

 

United Nations Girls’ Education Initiative found that children of educated mothers are twice as likely to survive past the age of five.

 

  

Savitribai Phule is the first female teacher at the first girls' school in India. Jyotirao Phule is remembered as the champion of women's education in India. He and his wife Savitribai Phule opened the first school for girls in \(1848\ \)in Pune city.

 

     

  

 

 

 

1. Gender-based inequality.
2. Social discrimination and economic exploitation.
3. Occupation of girl child in domestic chores.
4. Lower enrolment of girls in schools.
5. Lower retention rate and high dropout rate.

 

 

 

With this we have read about the importance of female education in all spheres and how it can have a effect on the development of a country.