Traditions are a massive factor in keeping girls away from receiving an education, especially if there is the opportunity for one. Sons are the ones to take care of their family, and to provide for their mother if the father leaves the picture. Therefore, it is not necessary to provide daughters with equal or more education than sons because their existence is a burden, if anything (CITATION). Instead, a girl’s role lies in the work to be done at home, as she helps her mother tend to the rest of the family (Bose 4). “Educating a girl is considered a bad investment, as all she is required to do is stay home and look after the family” (Rajgarhia). Forever keeping girls in their homes will never allow them to discover their capabilities.
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Even if a parent had the desire to send their daughter to school, paying a chaperone to avoid potential abuse is not a widely well-received alternative (Callum 9). “Apart from that the crime rate in Pakistan is increasing day by day, the violence against women, kidnapping, physical and verbal harassment at public places make people reluctant to send their daughters to schools” (Mahmood 7). When a girl is educated, she has the opportunity to start a new life for herself. But if her life has multiple people stepping in her way towards school, then illiteracy and ignorance among women will be sustained.
Sexual abuse against women and children often can occur in homes, behind the scenes so that much of it is not reported on. In India, a study was done asking girls about their abuse, and over half responded that they had been the subjects of abuse by a member of their family (Rujugopulan) Check this paraphrase. Women and girls are not treated with the same respect as their male counterparts, but rather as objects, and educating an object does nothing to improve it. But girls are just as human as boys, and are capable of success, if only their community allowed them the opportunity to express …show more content…
Clearly, the cultural norms are being gripped too tightly to see what benefits girls have to offer to society if they are educated. The patriarchy in these traditional societies needs to be broken in order for girls to fully stand with their brothers in a classroom. {Add more about abuse, transition into next subsection} Living in rural areas has a significant negative impact on the education girls receive. In India, there are clear efforts to improve poverty conditions, but the actual implementation is not making the impact it might have intended (CITATION). “Millions of dollars are set aside each year to improve conditions for people in poverty, but the money isn’t spread evenly as people hoped. Officials have taken money for their own” (“Asia”). The effect of these actions are directly felt by the girls who continue to stay home, destined to a life of chores until they are married off to immediately begin a family of their
Many …show more content…
Even if a parent had the desire to send their daughter to school, paying a chaperone to avoid potential abuse is not a widely well-received alternative (Callum 9). “Apart from that the crime rate in Pakistan is increasing day by day, the violence against women, kidnapping, physical and verbal harassment at public places make people reluctant to send their daughters to schools” (Mahmood 7). When a girl is educated, she has the opportunity to start a new life for herself. But if her life has multiple people stepping in her way towards school, then illiteracy and ignorance among women will be sustained.
Sexual abuse against women and children often can occur in homes, behind the scenes so that much of it is not reported on. In India, a study was done asking girls about their abuse, and over half responded that they had been the subjects of abuse by a member of their family (Rujugopulan) Check this paraphrase. Women and girls are not treated with the same respect as their male counterparts, but rather as objects, and educating an object does nothing to improve it. But girls are just as human as boys, and are capable of success, if only their community allowed them the opportunity to express …show more content…
Clearly, the cultural norms are being gripped too tightly to see what benefits girls have to offer to society if they are educated. The patriarchy in these traditional societies needs to be broken in order for girls to fully stand with their brothers in a classroom. {Add more about abuse, transition into next subsection} Living in rural areas has a significant negative impact on the education girls receive. In India, there are clear efforts to improve poverty conditions, but the actual implementation is not making the impact it might have intended (CITATION). “Millions of dollars are set aside each year to improve conditions for people in poverty, but the money isn’t spread evenly as people hoped. Officials have taken money for their own” (“Asia”). The effect of these actions are directly felt by the girls who continue to stay home, destined to a life of chores until they are married off to immediately begin a family of their