Michelle Obama Let Girls Learn

When you educate a young girl, she has fewer children, she takes better care of her children, she marries at an older age, and she also contributes to her country's economy. Therefore, why is the education of women so greatly underestimated in many parts of the world? This is a question that has caused many individuals to take action against the act of prohibiting a woman the right of receiving an education. To begin with, education enables parents, and the rest of society, to see the value of a girl. As stated in the film Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, "Educate a girl, and she can change the world around her." Education acts as a safe haven for many young women and as an opportunity of having an advancement

How would you feel if you were told that you were not allowed to go to school? You probably would not care much since school in America is something you have to do, but girls in third world countries feel robbed and hang on to the hope that one day they will be granted the right to go to school. Michelle Obama, first lady and mother, wrote a powerful article on November 2, 2015 addressing the global crisis that is female education. She addresses this crisis using pathos, syntax, and diction in order to get the reader to become aware of this situation and take initiative to change it.

According to Madeline Kennedy- Macfoy’s article “Standing up for Girl’s Education on Malala Day,” organizations such as the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Government of Pakistan hold many events to recognize the importance of education all around the world; yet women and girls in Afghanistan and other areas in the world still receive the least amount of education. According to “Education: A Human Right For Girls” by Michele Clark and Larisa Warhol, one hundred twenty-three million people still lack basic reading and writing skills and girls comprise sixty-one percent of that number. Girls get primary education, but when it comes to shaping their future, the secondary or higher levels are no longer available (Clark and Warhol 8). Even girls in primary school in countries all over Africa “have less than a 50% chance of completing primary school” (GCE 6). In 2009, primary school attendance in Pakistan “was only 66 percent” (Clark and Warhol 7). Global Campaign for Education states “…two thirds of the world’s 796 million non-literate adults are women…” (GCE 7). In Pakistan, “four in ten women over the age of fifteen can read and write, compared to 70% of men” (GCE

Mr. Bertholet and Mr. Traore both introduce education as the entrance to a new world, a better world. They have approximately the same answer and views on girls’ education. Education plays a serious and important position in our lives. We must consecrate most of our time to education in order to require a stable and a good future. Mr. Traore argues education doesn’t only come from books and the teachers but also by socializing with friends you learn how to be confidant and confronted to many situations that you can overcome. You will constantly learn something new from them. Which I totally agree about, because if we take women who receive an education and women who didn’t receive, the women with education will know how to interact with people, she will be more relax and confident then the women who didn’t receive an

Just like many children not getting enough food around the world, there are too many children around the world in need of an education. There are many success stories of which education has played a role in a child’s life, such as the girls of Room to Read’s education program for rural, underprivileged children and the results of Malala Yousafzai’s stand for education against the Taliban. Many children need the education to become more “job appropriate” (having the skills and knowledge necessary for getting a job); many are preoccupied with other things such as fear and inferior jobs. Not only that but education, especially investing in it, has a socioeconomic benefits loop. Investing in education for children in underprivileged areas is important

All women should have the right to education in the Middle East. More than 30 million girls are out of primary-school age are out of school today(Fund). These uneducated girls need our help! The Islamic community in the Middle East developed habits very early. Up until 750 CE, the leading Muslims hired tutors or owned slaves to teach their sons. Their sons were taught the basics of religion, to read and write, to use the bow and arrow, to swim, and everyday morals and manners (Morrison). Their daughters were to learn skills involving the household and the basics of religion. Sometimes, they would get the opportunity to learn music, dance, and poetry, as well. Children in rural areas mostly learned how to work the land for their families and

Educating girls has slowly become an issue across the globe. Many Americans are oblivious not only to what is going on outside of our nation, but often times, just outside of their own front door. For centuries women have been seen as inferior to men, a prime example being education. Unfortunately this continues to be a problem, one that we should understand and work towards a solving for a better tomorrow. In order to do this, we must know the facts, such as: the benefits of educating young women in third world countries, giving more opportunities for college to be a real possibility to all American women, and my personal experience with the benefits of all-female education.

With education comes the confidence and the courage to ask questions and raise a voice against injustice. Educated women take active roles in economic and political decision making and are more likely to resist physical abuse at home.9 Education helps women make calculated decisions about their futures. If a woman goes to school, she becomes an educated mother who has basic health care knowledge. An educated woman is less likely to die in pregnancy or childbirth, she provides better nutrition for her children, and she has fewer of them.10 UNICEF reported in 2007 that when mothers are educated through primary school, the mortality rate for their children is halved.11 Access to education passes through generations; an educated mother is two times more likely to send her child to school than an uneducated mother.12

Girl’s education is an important human right where developing countries should already have access to! This resembles as one breathes, eats, and drinks. Take sub-Saharan Africa as an example. According to Global Education Monitoring Report, one in four children does not attend school. Out of those who does attend school, one in three drops out before they have completed primary school. Unfortunately that one third who drops up are most likely to be young girls.

It is important to spread awareness about this global issue of women’s education rights because with basic education the quality of life for their entire community increases. When researching for my last paper, I learned that birth rates and death rates increase when women are educated. There is also a direct correlation between educating women and a decrease in women dying from physical abuse. Increasing research in this topic can improve the lives of women and their communities.

Girls’ education should be equally important as the boys’ education. But in Africa women are seen as lesser compared to men, and this is something that we are trying to fix. “In Africa, it 's said if you educate a man, you educate an individual. When you educate a woman, you educate a nation. Still, in Africa, two-thirds of the children who should be in school but are not are girls. Part of the problem is economic and part resulting from a society only beginning to focus on the needs of girls.” (Norris, from NPR News) There are many positive outcomes when focusing on girls’ education in Africa, these girls will one day be wives, mothers, caregivers, entrepreneurs and leaders. There are organizations like Aid for Africa who do reach out and try to make these girls lives better and safer, “Our focus on education includes providing scholarships and stipends to African girls so they can go to school, stay in school, and succeed in life.”

Imagine living in a world where 65 million girls do not have the basic education that they deserve. Well, believe it or not, in 2003, that was our world (rferl.org). The good news is that more and more people are joining in to help this problem. Our ex-First Lady, Michelle Obama, British actress, Emma Watson, and President of Chile, Michelle Bachelet, are all helping to change all of this. They all have sacrificed their time and energy for girls’ education. Michelle Obama, has traveled all over Africa to speak about education and has created a campaign called Let Girls Learn. Emma Watson, has recently become a UN Women Goodwill ambassador. And Michelle Bachelet the executive director of the UN women's division.

Girls can be abused in their society daily, with an education, we can cut down the amount of, sexual harassment, and bought marriages. Girls with no education are three times as likely to marry by 18 as those with a secondary or higher education. Over 60% of child brides in developing countries have had no formal education. The time between the primary

Education: to this day, young girls still do not have access to basic education. Nearly of girls of 100 million children, are currently not attending school (UNICEF, 2015).

Gender roles involving education could potentially be hurting countries in Africa. A country’s development is based off providing a good education. When both men and women are equipped with learning and shared decisions, the productivity of a society rises. It is very important for women to be educated along with men because this also improves the health of a nation.