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Educating Girls is a Real Lifesaver
Women education reduces poverty.
Clare Short
Educated women are in professional careers
& better-paying salaries
& wages
Increase their health awareness
South and West Asia
In South and West Asia,
only about 87 girls start primary school
for every 100 boys,
according to UIS data
Sub Sahara Africa
sub-Saharan Africa,
about 93 girls begin their primary education
for every 100 boys
90 million school-age girls are not in school
WHY?
Men prefer it this way
NOT interested in
spending money and energy to do so
Or
Do not believe education among girls can eradicate poverty
Why is girls' education important?
Help with economic growth
increase production
What else?
HealthierParticipate more in labor market
Earn more incomeHave fewer children
Provide better health careBeter education to their children
Eventually
Getting out of poverty
Girls without schoolEarly marriageMany babies
Subdue to their husbandSexual exploitation
12 million children die of poverty associated diseases each year
Anyone helping?
World Bank
Establish school
Hiring teachers
Persuading parents sending girls to school
Bring changes to conservative, male-run, feudal society
Example of Successful Education
Kerala (Southern India)
Education is common
The lowest infant death (mortality)
Girls with secondary school certification → 2.5 children
Brazil
Illiterate → 6.5 children
Pakistan
Extra year in school for 1000 girls
Prevent 60 infant death
Education is human rights
Education offers changes in environemnt management
Girls → farmers in Africa & Southern Asia
More efficient farming practiceImprove output
Enforce tree-planting & crop rotation
Help with global warming