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Educating Girls is a Real Lifesaver

Educating Girls is a Real Lifesaver. Clare Short. Women education reduces poverty. Educated women are in professional careers & better-paying salaries & wages Increase their health awareness. South and West Asia. In South and West Asia, only about 87 girls start primary school

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Educating Girls is a Real Lifesaver

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  1. Educating Girls is a Real Lifesaver

  2. Clare Short Women education reduces poverty.

  3. Educated women are in professional careers & better-paying salaries & wages Increase their health awareness

  4. South and West Asia

  5. In South and West Asia, only about 87 girls start primary school for every 100 boys, according to UIS data

  6. Sub Sahara Africa

  7. sub-Saharan Africa, about 93 girls begin their primary education for every 100 boys

  8. 90 million school-age girls are not in school WHY?

  9. Men prefer it this way NOT interested in spending money and energy to do so Or Do not believe education among girls can eradicate poverty

  10. Why is girls' education important?

  11. Help with economic growth increase production

  12. What else?

  13. Healthier Participate more in labor market Earn more income Have fewer children Provide better health care Beter education to their children Eventually Getting out of poverty

  14. Girls without school Early marriage Many babies Subdue to their husband Sexual exploitation

  15. 12 million children die of poverty associated diseases each year

  16. Anyone helping?

  17. World Bank Establish school Hiring teachers Persuading parents sending girls to school Bring changes to conservative, male-run, feudal society

  18. Example of Successful Education Kerala (Southern India) Education is common The lowest infant death (mortality)

  19. Girls with secondary school certification → 2.5 children Illiterate → 6.5 children Brazil

  20. Extra year in school for 1000 girls Prevent 60 infant death Pakistan

  21. Education is human rights

  22. Girls → farmers in Africa & Southern Asia More efficient farming practice Improve output Enforce tree-planting & crop rotation Help with global warming Education offers changes in environemnt management

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