Nobody needs fair treatment more than a child and nobody is
more helpless against injustice than a child. Before the little soul can grow
up and fend herself, it is the responsibility of her family as well as society
to ensure that she gets every facility she is entitled to and she doesn't lose
out on anything due to her gender. One of the most crucial aspect of childhood
which should be dealt with utmost sensitivity is education. For a girl to
become a super woman, the right to education becomes one of the most important
stepping stones. However, it is unfortunate to mention that a girl child is
often deprived of this right especially if she is competing with a fellow
brother for the same.
The importance of education in a girl's life as compared to
boys is perceived differently. It is a world where a lady needs to stay a step
ahead for her own protection, so the importance of education in her life should
be seen more attentively as compared to a male. But in place of assisting her
to empower herself, her family invests their thoughts towards depriving her for
the same making her even more powerless rather than bringing out the super
woman.
This discrimination is so deep rooted in third world
countries that the girl child develops a mindset where she believes that she
doesn't deserve to be equally treated like a male child. Some parents state
that the reason behind reluctance of sending their daughter to school concerns
her security. Her travel to school, treatment by fellow boys and male teachers
concerns the parents regarding her security. This is where parents need to
prioritise a girl's future over her present. Little faith and hard work in part
of the parents which can help the girl reach school can play a very important
role in shaping her educated future.
Certain facts can be stated to highlight the importance of
education in producing a better next generation. The problem of increasing
number of girls who are getting pregnant during their adolescence can be curbed
to a huge extent if they are educated properly. A learned woman is observed to
be capable of becoming an independent super woman who takes the smart decision
of keeping her family small. Care and upbringing of the upcoming generation is
also favourably influenced if the lady of the house has read enough.
Despite of all the above stated
reasons, many family hesitates to take this honorable step of teaching the girl
child. To set the girl on a path to become a super woman, the government also
needs to extend all help possible to the families below a certain economic line
so that they are not forced to choose a son over their daughter. Boys are
largely preferred because they are expected to contribute more towards the
family and the girl is seen as a borrowed asset till she marries. Unless you
support a girl today to create her place in the world, you will never know that
she is never behind her brother when it comes to taking care of her family.
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