The prevailing issues surrounding women worldwide are child marriage, childbirth and human trafficking. These issues have one thing in common: they are all fostered by the lack of education. Even though child marriage has not been a widely talked topic in class, its relation to education cannot be ignored. When girls do not go to school and do not produce for their parents, their families choose to marry her in order to secure their future. In fact, according to UNESCO, “If all girls had secondary education in sub-Saharan Africa and South and West Asia, child marriage would fall by 64%, from almost 2.9 million to just over 1 million” (2). This, along with rape, lead to childbirth. The lack of education and access to information allow women
