Educating Girl Child

Education is the birth right of every child including the girl child. For the success of a person whether man or woman, education plays an important role.
The poverty and illiteracy among the people is also big reason for not sending the girls to schools and colleges. Parents feel that the education of girls is a wastage as they will go to their husbands after marriage and more dowry have to be paid for a more educated girl.
Women’s social conditions started deteriorating with the passage of time. Illiteracy is the cause of many ills. Instead of giving them education, they are being subjected to sufferings under Child marriage. In some states female infanticide is even today. Discrimination between the education of girl and boy is common in rural areas.
An educated woman is a better companion, wife, mother, friend and a better house manager. Educated woman help in making the whole family understand the values and importance of education. She can takes care of health and nutrition of her family. An educated woman not only helps in nourishing the family in a better way but can also help in earning. Double income improve the standard of living.
Today’s girl child will be the mother of tomorrow An educated mother not only helps her children dream big but also guides and counsels them to achieve these dreams. . An educated woman will go for small and well-planned families and create better future citizens. She can teach the family members more comfortably than anyone else. Education for the girls is more important as she not only builds the home but all routine responsibilities are taken care of by her.
She must be given all the necessary education. An educated women add to the social and economical development of the nation. The educated women can help in eradicating many social evils exsisting in the society, like Dowry, discrimination in the matter of education of the girls , illiteracy and so on.
Ignoring her and keeping her illiterate means we are creating an illiterate generation. In times of war or any other adversity an educated woman is a valuable human resource. In an event of untamed death of spouse, separation, divorse, an educated lady can look after her family without being exploited.
Education gives confidence to the women. The educated girl can shoulder any kind of responsibility. Education allows a woman to be economically independent, earn a descent living, raise her status in society and above all education makes her less susceptible to emotional and physical abuse. When women are educated, the discrimination between men and women decreases. It becomes a progressive society.
See the example of Kalpana Chawla, Kiran Bedi, and so on, everyone has earned a name in the society in our country.
Education for a girl child means making the next generation well educated, free from the useless superstitions, confident and capable to do something good for the family, for the society and as well as for the country.