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Understanding the Rights of Women and Girls
Presented By Obia Mboni Bryan
Outline
Who I am and what YALI is all about.
Introduction.
Definition of key terms.
1. Supporting a Girl’s Right to Learn.
Reasons why girls may not attend school.
The adverse effects of girls not attending school.
The importance of girls having access to education
Outline Cont…
2. Paving the Way for Women Entrepreneurs
Barriers faced by women entrepreneurs.
Why it is important to pave the way for female entrepreneurs.
Violence faced by women and how to overcome it.
3. Ending violence against girls and women
Types of violence faced by girls and women
How to put and end to such violence
4. Questions and interaction with participants, conclusion and end of program.
Introduction
Societies prosper when women and girls are educated. Educated women are
healthier and earn higher incomes that can lift their households out of
poverty. Not only is educating women and girls essential to achieve higher
levels of economic growth and development, it is also the right thing to do
for humanity.
Definition of key terms
Girl education: This is the education given to the girl child, to enable her become a productive person
in life.
Gender discrimination: It is defined as prejudice or discrimination based on a person’s sex or gender.
It affects both men and women, but primarily women. It is linked to stereotypes and gender roles and
may include the belief that one gender is intrinsically superior to another.
Gender-based Violence: It describes acts which result in physical, sexual or mental harm or suffering
to women, according to the united nations.
Reasons why girls may not attend school.
Poverty
Barriers Cont…
Gender discrimination in classrooms
Barriers Cont…
Lack of female teachers
Barriers Cont…
Inadequate infrastructure
Barriers Cont…
Protecting the girl's sexuality
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Inadequate Laws
The adverse effects of not educating the girl child.
1. Early marriage.2. High rate of illiteracy.3. Extreme poverty and hardship.4. Unhealthy sexual lifestyle.5. Lack of opportunities.6. Large families (no knowledge on family planning).
The importance of girls having access to education.
1. Education makes the girl child to be aware of her rights.
2. The girl child become morally upright and demonstrates a high sense of
ethics.
3. They gain knowledge and learn how to socialize.
4. Makes them become creative.
End of Importance…
5. Improves their confidence.
6. Helps broaden their horizon.
7. The become experts in crises management (within the family and the
community at large).
8. She becomes independent.
Implementing a successful program to educate the girl child.
1. Identify potential partners.
2. Identifying funding sources.
3. Setting of realistic goals and objectives.
4. Organizing a volunteerism campaign to help alleviate some of the reasons girls
are discouraged from attending school.
5. Develop strategies for implementation.
Paving the way for female entrepreneurs
Women, as farmers, entrepreneurs, traders and innovators, are key to unlocking
a nation’s economic growth. When women succeed, they produce a multiplier
effect, investing a greater share of their earnings in the well- being of their
families and community, creating long-term benefits for generations to come.
Problems faced by female entrepreneurs.
1. Discriminatory laws and regulations.
2. Access to credit facilities.
3. Lack of market information.
4. Technology.
5. Information and training.
6. Ownership of property.
The importance of paving the way for female entrepreneurs.
1. Female entrepreneurs create a “multiplier effect” (investing a greater share of
their earnings in the well- being of their families and community).
2. Attract investors.
3. Create jobs.
4. Empower other young women.
Ending violence against women
Violence against women and girls, irrespective of what community, country or
continent where one lives, is one of the most pervasive challenges facing humankind.
Such violence include;
1. Sexual harassment.
2. Intimidation.
3. Battering.
4. Rape.
5. Economic control
6. Denial to the right of education
7. Denial of independent movement or action.
8. Political disenfranchisement.
How violence against women can be ended.
1. Educate the community about violence against girls and women.
2. Change the mind-set and actions of boys and young men towards their female counterparts.
3. Encourage girls and women to share their truths as survivors of targeted violence inflicted
upon them because of their gender.
4. Have nascent conversations about violence against women and girls in safe places. e.g.
churches, fields, schools and play areas.
Ending violence against women
5. Men should initiate dialogue amongst themselves about violence against
women and girls, and broader issues about gender and manhood.
6. The use of messages in languages best understood by people in the
community.
Conclusion
Success in addressing violence against women and girls must be
seen as a long-term intergenerational endeavor. There is an African
proverb that says, “If you want to go fast…go alone. If you want to
go far…go together.” If we can come together to guarantee a quality
education to women and girls, we will go far.
Collectively we can act.
Thank you
Reference
YALI.STATE.GOV
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