PIRATEEducation is the key to a better future. People who are educated are more likely to find jobs and earn money. However, not all parts of the world have universal access to education. In fact, some countries are still unable to educate their citizens; this is especially true for females. Therefore, it’s essential to increase female education in underdeveloped areas.
Not only does female education empower women but it’s also essential for national development. Moreover, educating women led to an increase in literacy and decreased infant mortality rates
9 Importance of Female Education
A female with more education can earn more money: An extra year of education for a girl can increase her salary as an adult by 20%. Her family will benefit from better healthcare and nutrition with more money. Improved living conditions. Income can act as the catalyst for breaking free from the impoverishment cycle and moving toward a life with options and chances.
She marries later in life: A well-educated woman breaches the social norm that females marry young. Additionally, girls with greater education levels are less likely to have children at a young age. She won’t be a child when she has children because she married later in life.
A mother with more education has fewer kids: She has more career prospects and better information about contraception. A mother who has more education takes better care of her kids at home, which raises the worth of their human capital and decreases the demand for more kids.
Education lowers the risk of maternal death during childbirth: Reduced maternal mortality rates during pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period are a result of educated women’s health knowledge. A rise in females’ educational attainment also increases the number of female health professionals available to help with prenatal care, labor and delivery, and postpartum care. Women’s and newborns’ lives can be saved with the help of skilled treatment before, during, and after childbirth.
Her kids are in better shape: More education for women is the single most important element in lowering the death rate for children under five (as reported in Scientific American, 2011). A mother who reads has a 50% greater probability of having a child who lives past the age of five. Women who are better educated make wiser choices regarding prenatal care, fundamental hygiene, nutrition, and immunization, all of which result in healthier children.
An educated woman is less likely to have undernourished children: 45% of all fatalities among children under five globally are caused by malnutrition. An educated mother is more likely to provide nutritious meals for her kids, recognize the symptoms of undernourishment, and act quickly if she senses a problem. A young child’s normal cognitive and physical growth, as well as their general greater health and well-being, are all influenced by their nutrition.
She makes investments in her community and the next generation: A woman with education contributes 90% of her salary to her family and community (Phil Borges, Women Empowered: Inspiring Change in the Emerging World, 2007). Her education affects her parenting style and how she plays a part in the family and the community. An educated woman is more than twice as likely to send her kids to school, perpetuating the educational cycle and setting an example for succeeding generations.
She encounters less prejudice: Education increases a girl or young woman’s awareness of her rights. In communities where men predominate, women are more likely to speak up for themselves and fight for the rights of their kids.
She chooses what to do on her own: Girls and women who are educated are more self-assured and free to make decisions that will affect their lives. They are more suited to resist the social norm that says women should stay at home, take care of the kids, and do the housework. Young women are empowered by education to think outside of societal boundaries and follow their aspirations for a better life.
She is safer: Education shields women from exploitation. Because intelligent girls are less likely to be kept down, extremists despise them. Girls who attend school are less likely to experience rape, domestic abuse, or child marriage. A woman’s capacity to decline sex with her lover increases by 1% for every extra year of education. When compared to women with no education, the risk of violence is 11 and 36% lower for women with some secondary education, respectively. Women who have greater education are more likely to have outside jobs, avoid social isolation, and make an income, all of which reduce their susceptibility to physical and domestic abuse.
Conclusion
When a girl receives the education she requires, incredible things happen. Her life and the lives of her kids both get better. She contributes to the local economy and makes a living. For her children as well as the girls and women in her neighborhood, she sets an example of self-assurance and determination.
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