Girl education has always been a debatable topic over the years, but the fact now remains that there is nothing to be debated about it anymore. Girl education has become a necessity, more than being important, for every country because it balances the level, or in simple words, establish equality between men and women in a country. This equality level is extremely important in a developing world like ours, where we need so much labour, man force and intellect, which are mostly let away by not education girls. Not many realize that there is so much potential which is let gone just due to the fact that a lot of parents till date, do not believe in educating their girl child or sending their girl children to school, because they are so busy nurturing and spending money on the male child, which is not only wrong but it is a clear form of injustice done to human life. A lot of countries have made it a compulsion where both male and female children have to go to schools, and if not made a compulsion, we need to realize it ourselves that girl education is not only beneficial for the family, but also help and facilitates the growth of a nation. Here is a list of the top 10 reasons why girl education is important and why an action needs to be taken for the same immediately.

10. Increase education level

Educating both male and female child is beneficial because it increases the education level of a nation. More the children educated the better and brighter is the future for the family and for the country. Because education level states at what level the country actually is and determines the growth of the country, it is important to also focus on girl education to level up this line of education. It brings down the illiteracy level to a great extent.

9. Reduce militant support

In a lot of countries where there is high militancy tension and terrorism, uneducated women get into supporting such practices and become a mart of militant groups. This is highly unnecessary as girl children can be educated and helped to get into proper jobs, but because of this illiteracy level among women, the advantage is taken by a lot of militant groups in countries, and thus women are pushed into supporting and working for such groups, and thus support terrorism.

8. Facilitate political nature

Women can be trained to inculcate good leadership qualities, which can only be possible if they are educated and sent to school at least for the basic education programs. Educated women are capable of bringing about a transformation in the political status of a country, and a less corruptive one to be more precise. Government parties, meetings and other issues handled by educated women can reap more benefits, thus improving the political condition of a nation.

7. Social equality

Social equality level of a country is extremely important in determining the development level of an economy. An equality level and line needs to be established and maintain between men and women, so that they work together for the nation and are at par in all sectors of life. Girl education would help lay a foundation for this equality, and thus not only help the country grow but help the citizens of the nation too.

6. Reduce domestic violence

Because of the lack of education, women find it difficult to rebel and act for themselves. The rise in domestic and social violence caused to women are basically the outcome of girl children not being educated, and due to the lack of awareness and understanding which pertains among uneducated women, this problem continues to exist in the society.

5. Decrease in poverty level

If girl children are sent to school to get their basic education, they can be employed in jobs, probably not a high salaried job but at least a job which takes care of their basic necessities of life. Because girl child education is not supported, a large portion of female population remains uneducated and unemployed, and thus the poverty level keeps rising due to generational un-education.

4. Reduce child marriages

Child marriage is not only wrong but it is against the law. Though this menace is supported in a lot of backward countries, child marriage is something which is definitely a punishable offence, and which takes place even today because of the poor education levels among girl children. Female children are not sent to school and not imparted education but just married off in the greed for money and property. Therefore, educating them will give them a voice for themselves to not indulge in such punishable activites by the law, thus cutting down the number of child marriages.

3. Improve socioeconomic growth

Educating women has a list of advantages behind it, the most important being the upliftment of the socioeconomic strata of the country. Educated women would more efficiently and effectively help in the agricultural output of the country, increasing the GDP and production level of the economy. Apart from taking good care of the family, women once educated would excel in a lot of fields such as teaching and using their leadership skills for political agenda. Also, the malnutrition levels go down as more and more girl children are educated and employed.

2. Reduce maternal mortality rate

Increased education levels among women help in decreasing the maternal mortality rate of a country, because a lot of mothers and women die due to complications in delivery, and improper health because they are completely not aware of what to do due to their lack of education. Women who are educated could help improving the health care systems of the country, and thus ensuring that women don’t die of such health complications in future.

1. Reduce infant mortality rate

Uneducated women are not only mistreated but also cannot take proper care of their own self because of the lack of awareness and understanding. Therefore, it is important to educate girl children so that they are capable of taking care of themselves and taking care of their babies. Uneducated women suffer from a lot of complications due to which most of them end up giving birth to dead babies. Thus, to eliminate this problem it is necessary that women be educated, just so they can take care of themselves.