of the opinion that the education of the girl child of the family is a burden. I strongly oppose the motion. May I ask how can educating the girl child‚ who is an equal partner in sharing the responsibilities and duties‚ be a burden? She will be sharing the burden and reducing its impact by supplementing the resources rather than reducing them. Let me draw your attention to the fact that such notions are a thing of the past. If the boys and girls are to be treated as equals‚ then both
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of discrimination and violence against the girl child UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre Florence‚ Italy‚ 25-28 September 2006 Girl child empowerment: A challenge for all Prepared by * Nicole Bidegain Ponte * The views expressed in this paper are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the United Nations In the next lines I propose to integrate the agenda of sexual and reproductive rights with the ordinary life of girls and adolescents. I will put forward good practices
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Postponing Child Birth Many women dream about having children as soon as they get married‚ but some women wait to have children later in life. There are several reasons why women are waiting to have children. For instance‚ women now have time consuming professions‚ women are waiting longer to get married‚ and women are pursuing financial stability before starting a family. However‚ if women wait to have children their chances of health issues also increase. Some of these health issues are‚ an increase
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Right of a child to free‚ compulsory and universal primary education— Section 2 (15) of the Child Rights Act signed by 16 states in Nigeria) “Any woman who is married shall be deemed to be of full age.” — Section 29 (4b) of the 1999 Nigerian Constitution. Social media was awash last weekend with news that the Senate had signed a ‘child marriage act’ into law‚ legalizing marriage for girls under the age of 18. Although lawmakers have corrected this notion‚ saying that the section stated above only
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3.1 Reintegration of former female child soldiers The previous sections explained the conflict in Northern Uganda and the use of child soldiers by the LRA. Some of the children who were abducted fled immediately. Others were hold longer by the LRA‚ but managed to escape. Another group are the children who remain with the LRA until adulthood. There are only a few children who remain with the LRA and secure a position with considerable influence‚ such as a LRA leader (Drumbl‚ 2012). 80 percent of
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College Worries College students have many obstacles to overcome in order to achieve their optimal academic performance. They have worries about their career and their personal problems that affect their academic process. Also the huge worry is what I want to be‚ I know lots of friends who are worrying that they might change the major because it’s too hard or GPA is not high enough. College worries affect students’ academic progress. Getting along with roommate‚ Students fear of financial aid‚
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Discrimination against girl children has been a topic of debate. It has been a subject of concern and sociological significance. This subject raises the cultural aspects about the role of a girl child in society‚ what her human rightsare as a human being and a number of sensitive issues.This issue is important because there is nearly universal consensus on the need for gender equality.[1] Gender based discrimination against girl children is pervasive across the world. It is seen in all the strata
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Discrimination against Girl Child and Women Empowerment The status of the girl child is the key to achieving women’s equality and dignity which is‚ in many ways‚ a litmus test of the maturity of a society. Girls are to be the future mothers besides future policy makers and leaders. The importance of women hardly needs emphasis. Woman is the mother of race and is the liaison between the generations. Our culture attaches much importance to women‚ therefore‚ India has been symbolized as ‘MOTHER
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The Indian Mutiny‚ which occurred in 1857‚ was the consequence of a number of problems that had arisen as a result of the British occupation of India. It began as a mutiny of the sepoys‚ a class of soldiers. However‚ it soon escalated into other mutinies and civilian rebellions in the northern and central parts of India. The British occupation caused political‚ economic and cultural problems in India. This led to disharmony between the two sides. Political forces were a main cause of the Indian
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Assess the causes of the Indian Mutiny Throughout the Indian mutiny there were numerous factors‚ mainly due to British imperialism‚ that caused and had significant impact on the Indian nation. Through the course of the Indian mutiny economic‚ Cultural‚ Armies and the Enfield rifle incident caused the Indian Mutiny. These factors bundled together and impacted together which contributed to widespread uprising and the India Mutiny. British Imperialism caused economic and political strain on the
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