Search Results for Tag: Marriage
Educated women are more ‘expensive’
Women can face particular hardship in getting an education in Kenya
Last week on one of the television stations there was a report about school children who have to travel 10 hours to attend one hour of school. Hard to believe in this day and age! It’s because there are no schools nearby, and the transport system in that remote part of the country is almost non-existent.
In reflecting on gender and education – I thought to myself: In some parts of this world access to education irrespective of gender is a distant dream. Also, if access irrespective of gender is already a problem, how much more hard is it for girls in societies where the expectations for girls and women do not include getting an education?
read more
May 18, 2012 | 12:55 pm
Feedback