Education of Women

EDUCATION OF WOMEN * More than 10,000 girls a day will get married before they turn 15. * More than 60% of the 110 million children out of school are girls. * Two-thirds of the world’s children who receive less than four years of education are girls. Girls represent nearly 60% of the children not in school. * In the past, women with little education often believed that they were not capable of things like participating in politics, having a career or even owning property. * Women did not begin attending college in equal numbers to men until as recently as 1980. * the only education they were getting was the education that was taking place in the Church, separated from men. * Such education must be inclusive and accessible to girls and boys, women and men, in law and in practice. * Education is not only a right in itself, but is also the surest way to empower individuals to enjoy all of their human rights. Education paves the way out of poverty and disempowerment, and opens up access to participation in society and in political decision-making. * Women and girls have historically suffered discrimination in the area of education, and continue to do so in many places of the world. * The right to education is a fundamental human right. Every individual, irrespective of race, gender, nationality, ethnic or social origin, religion or political preference, age or disability, is entitled to a free elementary education. * Education provides a means through which all people can become aware of their rights and responsibilities, which is an essential tool for achieving the goals of equality and peace. * impressive achievements: * · girls make significantly more progress at school, with more girls than boys achieving five grades A-star to C at GCSE level * · girls outperform boys in advanced courses, with 44% of girls gaining the top A/B grades compared with 41% of boys * · more girls than boys enrol onto