Education is the key for women to achieve economic independence. The majority of countries have given women the Right to Education but equal access for them still remains a problem. There are dire consequences of not educating girls. As per a report, when girls are out of school, they are more likely to become child brides, vulnerable to diseases like HIV, and more likely to stay behind than society forever.
In many developed and developing countries, millions of females do not finish school when they are forced by society, by circ*mstances, or by the threat of violence. Due to such things, they focus on household, caregiving, and child-rearing responsibilities. So if you truly want to empower a girl, then you must contribute to giving her all the rights to education. It is because only education can give her the strength to sustain herself in society in the long run.
Hence, introduce you to some selected quotes on girls’ education which will motivate you to provide education to all girls.
1. “There’s no greater pillar of stability than a strong, free, and educated woman.” – Anjelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie gave a powerful speech at the biannual African Union Summit utilizing her star power to draw attention to women’s rights across the globe. Her speech was narrowed to the need of the global community to address the violence and human rights violations that impact all females around the world. She revealed that women and girls are bearing the brunt of extremists that revel in treating them barbarically. She did not just raise the problem but finished her address by offering solutions to this ongoing problem.
2. “We should be respectful but we must also have the courage to stop harmful practices that impoverish girls, women, and their communities.” – Graca Machel
Graca Machel is a renowned international advocate for women’s rights and has been a political activist for many decades. She was the first Education Minister of Mozambique and under her supervision, the number of schools in Mozambique grew to 80% encouraging young minds to study. Her support in propagating the importance of girls’ education cannot be put into words together. She even started a theatre group to teach parents the importance of education for girls. She believes in equal space for all.
3. “When women are educated, their countries become stronger and more prosperous.” – Michelle Obama
In an event hosted by the Center for Universal Education at Brookings, Michelle Obama discussed the local leadership and community solutions that can help advance girls’ education across the world. She acknowledged the success rate of getting more girls into school but also challenges keeping them in school through adolescence and transition to the workforce. She highlighted the critical periods when girls transform from children to women. Her strong will of educating girls never left the problem alone.
4. “Young women who want an education will not be stopped.” – Freida Pinto
Actress Freida Pinto is known for her roles in movies like “Slumdog Millionaire” and her work with Plan International. She is a part of the project ‘Girl Rising’ by CNN under which the extraordinary girls and the power of education to change the world is documented. Girl Rising is a global campaign about changing the mindset and bringing behavioral changes among people to promote girls’ education. She has made this clear with her quote that young females wanting to study should be given all the opportunities they deserve. In short, her statement became a strong quote on education for girls.
5. “We cannot succeed when half of us are held back. We call upon our sisters to be brave – to embrace the strength within themselves and realize their full potential.” – Malala Yousafzai
Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani girls’ education activist and the co-founder and board chair of the Malala Fund. She was awarded the Nobel peace prize in recognition of her efforts to see every girl complete 12 years of free, safe, and quality education. She spoke out publicly against the restriction on the education of girls imposed by the Tehrik-e-Taliban while she was a teenager. This incident gained global attention when she survived an assassination attempt at the age of just 15 years. Since then she is utilizing her name and power to help girls gain the opportunities they deserve in this world.
6. “We are never ever going to fly high unless we both, men and women, are in support of each other.” – Emma Watson
Emma Watson is an accomplished actor and a valuable humanitarian resource. She dedicated her efforts towards the employment of young women as an advocate for UN Women’s HeForShe campaign in promoting gender equality. At just the age of 24, she has been involved in the promotion of girls’ education and even visited Bangladesh for the part of her humanitarian resources. Her thoughts reflect the opinion of understanding the importance of girls’ education.
7. “Girls’ education is the closest thing we have to a silver bullet to help solve some of the world’s most difficult problems.” – Safeena Husain
Safeena Husain knows appropriately what she is talking about. Having experienced a troubled childhood and a curtailed education, she founded ‘Educate Girls’ to tackle the problems of out-of-school children in India, especially young girls. She believes that quality education should be easily accessible to all regardless of any kind of discrimination. In a visionary talk, she discussed her plan of enrolling a staggering 1.6 million girls in school over the next five years. Her mindset is clear and so are her actions for the cause.
8. “Women, like men, must be educated with a view to action, or their studies cannot be called education!” – Harriet Martineau
Harriet believes that working without any goal is pointless as the journey we will choose will have no end destination and hence no motivation to keep going. He keeps faith in the terminology of working smart and not working hard. According to him, every nation should educate their girls with a well-defined perspective as well. Women all across the world should keep checking the hot bars for staying ahead of others who wish to pull them down. Harriet kept arguing that education is a vital element and hence it must be the same for all.
9. “The seeds of success in every nation of the world are best planted by women and their mental support” – Joyce Banda
Banda believes that girls and women are the most valuable assets of a continent. Yet, there are still a lot of bright, ambitious village girls who are always ready to be the kind of leaders needed. Despite their strong will the crisis remains the same as nobody acts as a back support for the underserved girls who wish to establish themselves equally in society. Good quality education and better exposure should be given to them in order to help them get a fair chance of achieving what they wish.
Reading all these quotes about girls’ education must have ignited a spark of helping them as per your strength. It’s your duty now to save a girl child and provide her all rights regarding education and equality. If we wish to develop a better society, where humans can survive with high moral values, then start taking care of the females in all respects.
Motivate and educate her on all the steps of life, whenever needed. Be assured of it that she will return your favor. The choice is yours now about which kind of future and society you want. Just the way you are thankful to the ladies of your home for what you are now, let’s give others this chance to experience the same by teaching future moms.
Join our movement today and let’s stop the squandering of potential girls’ experiences every day.
