ISSUES FACING WOMEN TODAY: EDUCATION INEQUALITY A Presentation by Emily Mager, Allison Morris, and Campbell Corder
WHAT DO OPPRESSION LOOK LIKE? Tradition: Men are the head of the house. Women who speak out for their passion of pursuing education could be killed, abused, or raped. Girls who want to receive education could be considered breaking the “law”
THE LEAST EQUITABLE COUNTRIES: YEMEN Women have a 55% literacy rate Nearly half of girls never step foot in a classroom Only one percent of women ever attend college
THE LEAST EQUITABLE COUNTRIES: CHAD Women have a 24% literacy rate Just 5 percent of women attend secondary school (high school).
DAI MANJU Dai Manju, a girl from rural China Donor mistakenly sent 10,000 dollars to her school. Eventually started her own business