T3 CIVICS CH1 Women Empowerment — Social Science STD 7 — Question

Importance of woman’s education:
ncreased Literacy: Offering all children education will prop up literacy rates, pushing forward development in struggling regions. 2. Human Trafficking: Women are most vulnerable to trafficking when they are undereducated and poor. Through providing young girls with opportunities and fundamental skills, Human Trafficking can be significantly undermined. 3. Political Representation: Across the globe, women are underrepresented as voters and restricted from political involvement. Civic education, training and all-around empowerment will reduce this gap. 4. Thriving Babies: Children of educated mothers are twice as likely to survive past the age of five. 5. Later Marriage: As suggested by the United Nations Population Fund, in underdeveloped countries, one in every three girls is married before reaching the age of 18. In a region where a girl receives seven or more years of education, the wedding date is delayed by four years. 6. Income Potential: According to (UNESCO) a single year of primary education has shown to increase a girl’s wages later in life by 20 percent. 7. Prospering GDP: Gross Domestic Product also rises when both girls and boys are being offered educational opportunities. 8. Poverty Reduction: When women are provided with equal rights and equal access to education, they go on to participate in economic activity. Increased earning power leads to reduction in poverty level.