Girls In Third World Countries

“I speak-not for myself, but so that those without a voice can be heard. Those who have fought for their rights: Their right to live in peace. Their right to be treated with dignity. Their right to equality of opportunity. Their right to be educated.” – This is a quote from Malala Yousafzai from her speech at the Youth Takeover of the United Nations.

Today I am here to discuss the factors that are a part of educating girls, particularly for girls in third world countries. For my first point I will talk about the barriers that keep girls from receiving or continuing with their education. For my second point I will speak about the resources and organizations that are helping girls learn. For my third point I will discuss about the benefits girls

According to the book titled “What Works in Girls’ Education: Evidence for the World’s Best Investment”, the book states that sometimes poor parents in developing countries can only send a few of their children to school, and they usually chose the sons over the daughters to go to school. There are also issues with hostile communities and governments that attack girls at schools because these individuals or groups do not wish for girls to be educated. Peter Glick, a Professor of Psychology at Lawrence University, says that girls are likely to dropout of school if they marry or become pregnant because many cultures in developing countries believe the girl must stay home or go to work to care and provide for their family. Girls in socially excluded groups, such as the rural tribes in Pakistan, the Mayans in Guatemala, and the lower castes in India, do not go to school because they commonly live in remote or rural places that have less access to schools. The cultures of many these poor countries lack a value in educating the girls in their

In the book named “What Works in Girls’ Education…”, the book declares that there are many benefits in educating girls in underdeveloped countries, such as higher wages, better quality jobs for females, knowledge of better hygiene practices for females, less acceptance of viewing domestic violence of husbands on wives as acceptable, and increased participation of females in politics. In addition to that educated girls are likely to have an increase in their own self-respect, critical thinking, and creativity, compared to non-educated girls. In Melissa Bellitto’s article she says that educated girls can learn bargaining skills that will help the girls to bargain for resources, such as food, medical care, access to property rights, education for their daughters, and their reproductive