Unit 3: Enriching Exchanges (1ère AMC)

Progress in Girls Education

The document under study is an infographic about girl education in sub-Saharan countries, published in 2014.

We notice that in primary and secondary education, we are closer to gender parity. However, the older the girls get, the more they leave school. In fact, girls drop school because of the difficult situations they go through. For example, is some schools the lack of sanitary facilities is a huge problem. Besides, some girls get married very young. On top of that, they can be victims of sexual violence that can affect their social lives later. All of that increase gender inequality.

If they could stay at school longer, it would reduce the number of pregnancies at a young age, which would lead to an average of 2.2 children per family and healthier babies.

To conclude, the difference between boys and girls unfortunately still exists in the access of education in less developed countries. However, we are actively trying to find solutions in order to reduce these kind of situations.

Homework: Learn the lesson.