For the girls and women who lives in poverty, for them education is not only the key to a brighter future it is also a key to survival.Using education as a primary strategy, theGirls’ & Women’s Education Initiative aims to harness the potential of girls and women to learn, lead and act on their vision of change for themselves, their families, and their communities.Why gender is considered an issue in education?. Gender refers to attitudes, beliefs and values we have about being male or female.
These attitudes, beliefs and values are influenced by including family, friends, cultural background, media and the wider community. Economics, cultural bias and gender discrimination exclude girls from educational opportunities in the developing world. Yet, the educating girls are the most powerful and effective way to address global poverty–and the single best investment one can make. More than 180 national governments have taken the pledged to achieve gender equality in education by 2015–with special focus on ensuring girls’ full and equal access in achieving high quality of basic education. Read the rest of this entry »
