Women’s educationA CASE STUDY OF PAKISTAN

Background Across Pakistan, women generally do not

receive much education as compared to their male counterparts

According to a UNESCO study in 2006, 14 million girls received basic education while 18.3 million boys did, a disparity of 4.3 million

This is most prevalent in certain parts of Pakistan where extremists deny women the right to education

Factors

1. TerrorismSome areas in Pakistan are controlled by

powerful terrorist agenciesThese terrorist believe that girls do not deserve

the right to educationThey use violence and threats to enforce such a

ruleEg. In 15th Jan 2009, the Taliban banned all girls in Swat Valley from attending school

Factors

2. Poor Implementation of PoliciesThere have been many attempts to improve the

right of education in TalibanHowever, these policies did not have support

or resources to achieve its goals

Impacts (Individual)

How do they feel? Girls in Pakistan felt that the Taliban were

abusing the name of Islam to carry out their evil deeds

These girls are eager to be educated but are too afraid of the harm that the Taliban can do to them to go to school

Impacts1. Economic

Due to the low literacy rate in Pakistan, investors are unwilling to set up companies in the country

Citizens in the country also lack the qualifications or knowledge to find a job, resulting in widespread poverty

2. SocialWithout being educated, Pakistan citizens are

easily swayed to join militant organizations

impactsDue to the lack of education, citizens are not

grounded in moral valuesThus, Pakistan is ridden with crime

3. PoliticalWithout education, Pakistan has difficulty

producing good leaders lifting the country out of gloom

Future Advancements

Is there hope for the future? Ever since Malala’s actions were known to the

world, the fight for women’s right of education has grown even stronger

Organizations all over the world (eg. UNESCO) are putting together more resources in a concerted effort to provide education for all