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Girls' education is threatened by obstacles including child marriage, poverty and period stigma. Keeping girls in school supports economic growth and more.
11 gru 2020 · The main objectives of the study are; identify the challenges of girl-child education, factors responsible for low enrolment of girl child education, to explain the importance of female education to community development and to make recommendation on how these challenges can be addressed. Hypotheses on the challenges of girl-child education were
13 gru 2020 · However, most importantly, investing in girls’ education results in child marriage rates decreasing, child mortality rates falling, maternal mortality rates falling and improving health dramatically.
Gender-equitable education systems can contribute to reductions in school-related gender-based violence and harmful practices, including child marriage and female genital mutilation. Gender-equitable education systems help keep both girls and boys in school, building prosperity for entire countries.
The education of the girl-child is crucial to the empowerment of the woman in the sense that it prepares them for the challenges of the new social system that is the dream of all women (Ogbaji 2008). (UNESCO) outlined some objectives for women education as follows; To enable women improve their family health and diet.
The Challenge. According to UNICEF estimates, around the world, 122 million girls are out of school, including 34 million of primary school age, and 87 million of secondary school age. Globally, primary, and secondary school enrollment rates are getting closer to equal for girls and boys (92% male, 90% female).
poverty for girls, with education being one of the main avenues. Access to education is critical to the human development of boys and girls alike, but girls are more often denied access than their male counterparts. In this perspective, we look at why education is important for adolescent girls, exploring the main