An investment in women’s education for a community in the
developing world can be extremely beneficial for a variety of different
reasons. In fact women’s education is something that can majorly influence the
social and economic development in a developing nation.
Hello my name is Joelle
O’Reilly-Hyland and the avocation for the education of women around the
world is one of the causes most dear to my heart. By spending time and
providing resources to educate women in developing nations around the world we
can effect real change
in communities that need it the most, these changes which will ripple through
economic and national finances to benefit individuals the world over.
In studies completed on women in developing countries that
had the same level of education as their male counterparts, the women enjoyed
lower birth rates, Longer life spans and better economic success. When the
education of women was introduced in these areas economic changes were also
recorded. After the educational effort was introduced, a large amount of
economic growth was seen in these communities 25 years after the initiative was
created. This only goes to show that educating women can have a massive impact
when it comes to critically influencing social and economic development in a
nation.
Gender inequality in education only sets to impact economic growth rates as
a fair amount of the population will simply not be given the tools to make an
impact economically in the nation. Educational inequality can also produce a
negative effect when it comes to women being unable to provide even the most
basic needs of life for their families. This is because women around the world
who aren’t given fair access to education aren’t given the chance to earn
enough money to provide for their families. This can mean that they are unable
to provide food, shelter or even some of the most basic care needs for young
families which can lead to sickness and mortality as well as much shorter life
spans and quality of life.
Most of the time around the world parents are uninterested
in giving their daughter educational opportunities because quite often their
daughter is simply required to marry and take on the benefits from her new
husband and his family. Investing in education for sons is a much more
advantageous option for parents because sons will be responsible for caring for
them in their old age. Attitudes like these must change if we are interested in
making economic changes around the world.
