RUNNING HEAD: INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH PAPER PAPER 1
Individual Research Paper “Malala !usa"#ai$s !usa"#ai$s i%pac& in &he "i'h& "!r e(uali&) e(ua li&) in &he educa&i!n !" *!%en and children+
,a)la Chu--s Renaissance C!lle'e: UN.
RCLP ///0 In&e'ra&ive 1!ru% Chris&) Clar2e and Na&han 3h!%ps!n March 04&h5 06/7
Abstract
INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH PAPER 2 This paper is an in depth analysis a nalysis of Malala Yousafzai and her impact in the fight for equality in education for women and children. This topic falls under the Renaissance Re naissance College Learning Outcome of Effective Citizenship due to it’s ability to increase public awareness and knowledge on a present issue in today’s world on a global scale. Malala and her story is first introduced to provide the context of this paper, following with various researched stances on gender inequality inequ ality in education and the benefits of women’s and girl’s education. The main purpose p urpose of this paper is to provide an insight to the issue of education inequality for girls, discuss Malala’s impact on this issue, and finally to propose researched recommended modifications in girls’ education as a solution for a brighter future for girls around the world.
“8ne child5 !ne &eacher5 !ne pen and !ne -!!2 can chan'e &he *!rld9 Educa&i!n is &he !nl) s!lu&i!n9 Educa&i!n 1irs&9+ Malala !usa"#ai5 !usa"#ai5 Uni&ed Na&i!ns Speech 06/;
INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH PAPER 3 =!usa"#ai5 =!usa"#ai5 06/7>9 Malala !usa"#ai$s !usa"#ai$s i%pac& in &he "i'h& "!r e(uali&) in educa&i!n "!r *!%en and children is an i%p!r&an& issue &!da) -ecause %an) 'irls and ch ildren s&ill d! n!& have access &! educa&i!n9 3!da) 'ender ine(uali&) *i&h re'ards &! educa&i!n is s&ill presen& n!& !nl) in Pa2is&an -u& !&her re'i!ns !" &he &hird *!rld9 Introducing the story of Malala, along with Malala the movement, discussing the issue of inequality in education around the world, educating on the benefits of girls and women’s education, and then investigating the impacts Malala has had, will give an insight on what we can do to aid in the fight for equality in education.
Who Is Malala?
Malala !usa" !usa"#ai #ai is a &eena'e 'irl *h! a&&ended sch!!l in &he S*a& Dis&ric& !" Pa2is&an9 She is 2n!*n "!r her he r ac&ivis% "!r e(ual ri'h&s &! educa&i!n "!r 'irls and *!%en5 *here &he 3ali-an in S*a& Valle) Valle) had a& &i%es -anned 'irls "r!% a&&endin' sch!!l9 In a s!cie&) &ha& praises s!ns5 Malala *as luc2) &! have paren&s *h! enc!ura'ed and supp!r&ed her in '!in' &! sch!!l9 In earl) 066?5 a& &he a'e !" ///05 !usa"#ai !usa"#ai *r!&e a -l!' "!r &he ..C de&ailin' her li"e under 3ali-an 3ali-an rule5 &heir a&&e%p&s a&&e%p&s &! &a2e c!n&r!l !" &he valle)5 and her vie*s !n pr!%!&in' educa&i!n "!r 'irls9 8n &he %!rnin' !" 3uesda)5 8c&9 ?5 06/05 Malala -!arded her sch!!l -us and &! her surprise5 a c!uple !" ar%ed %en as2ed5 “
9 3he assassina&i!n a&&e%p& spar2ed a na&i!nal and
INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH PAPER 4 in&erna&i!nal !u&p!urin' !" supp!r& supp! r& "!r Malala9 In &he 0? April 06/; issue !" 3i%e %a'a#ine5 she *as "ea&ured !n &he %a'a#ine$s "r!n& c!ver and as !ne !" 3he /66 M!s& In"luen&ial Pe!ple in &he 9 MalalaBs re%ar2a-le s&!r) !" c!ura'e and her he r -!!2 I -!!2 I am Malala have crea&ed a %!ve%en& &ha& is %uch %!re &han us& &he s&!r) !" !ne 'irl9 She has sh!*n h!* !ne pers!nBs v!ice can inspire chan'e !r %!ve%en& in &he *!rld9 She *r!&e a -!!2 h!pin' &ha& her %essa'e *!uld reach pe!ple ar!und &he *!rld5 s! &he) *!uld -e a-le &! reali#e h!* di""icul& i& is "!r s!%e children &! 'e& access &! educa &i!n9 She *an&ed &! n!& !nl) &ell her !*n s&!r)5 -u& &he s&!r) !" 4/ %illi!n children in &he *!rld &ha& canB& receive an educa&i!n =David5 06/;>9 She *an&ed &! -e par& !" a ca%pai'n &! 'ive ever) -!) and 'irl &he ri'h& &! '! &! sch!!l5 sch!!l5 and she has *i&h 3he 3he Malala 1und =3he Malala 1und>9 Malala is &he ca%pai'n %!ve%en&9 In&erna&i!nal p!li&icians have u%ped !n &he -and*a'!n &! &r) &! &rans"!r% &his ca%pai'n in&! a *ider p!li&ical issue9 Secre&ar) !" S&a&e "!r &he US5 !hn ,err)5 ar'ued &ha& he *!uld c!n&inue her "i'h& "!r *!%en5 in an ar&icle en&i&led Malala’ss vital lesson for US foreign Malala’ foreign policy pu-lished policy pu-lished in L!nd!nBs Evenin' S&andard !n in&erna&i!nal *!%enBs da) =David5 =David5 06/;>9 3! cele-ra&e Malala Da) =ul) /0&h5 MalalaBs -ir&hda)>5 &he 'l!-al c!%%uni&) ca%e &!'e&her &! hi'hli'h& &he leadin' r!le &ha& )!u&h can pla) in ena-lin' all children &! 'e& an educa&i!n9 In supp!r& !" &he UN Secre&ar) GeneralBs Gl!-al Educa&i!n 1irs& Ini&ia&ive5 Ini&ia&ive5 in&erna&i!nal )!u&h leaders c!nvened a& &he Uni&ed Na&i!ns and in ci&ies ar!und &he *!rld in supp!r& !" reachin' &he '!al '! al !" havin' all children5 especiall) 'irls5 in sch!!l and learnin' -) 06/F5 &hr!u'h &he Millenniu% Devel!p%en&al G!als =Her# =Her# Sperlin'5 0667>9
INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH PAPER 5 Inequality in Education
In !ur *!rld5 educa&i!n is charac&eri#ed - ) 'ender ine(uali&ies displa)ed -) &he "ac& &ha& &*! &hirds !" &h!se *i&h!u& access &! edu ca&i!n are *!%en and 'irls9 Si&)"ive %illi!n 'irls never even s&ar& sch!!l5 and an es&i%a&ed !ne %illi!n d! n!& c!%ple&e pri%ar) educa&i!n -ecause &heir !pp!r&uni&ies are n!& e(ual &! &ha& !" -!)s9 M!re &han F70 %illi!n *!%en are illi&era&e due &! lac2 !" sch!!lin' and discri%ina&i!n =Her# =Her# Sperlin'5 0667>9 Girls "ace %an) -arriers in &he &hird *!rld *hen i& c!%es &! &r)in' &! !-&ain an educa&i!n9 8ne issue is &ha& &he ec!n!%ic inpu& in&! 'irlsB educa&i!n d!es n!& reap s!cial and ec!n!%ic re&urns "!r &he "a%il) *hereas -!)s d!9 S!%e cul&ural and s!cial -elie"s pre"er -!)s in s!cie&) ra&her &han 'irls and &hese prac&ices preven& 'irls "r!% achievin' e(ual educa&i!n !pp!r&uni&ies9 1ac&!rs &ha& are a""ec&in' 'irls "r!% !-&ainin' an educa&i!n are: una""!rda-le c!s& and lac2 !" "acili&ies5 &he) are -urnened -) h!useh!ld &as2s5 s!cial and cul&ural prac&ices &ha& discri%ina&e a'ains& *!%en such as "!rced %arria'e5 and une(ual e%pl!)%en& !pp!r&uni&ies "!r *!%en a"&er &he) receive an educa&i!n =Ai2%an =Ai2%an Un&erhal&er5 066F>9
INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH PAPER 6 "a%ilies als! "ind i& harder &! send all &heir children &! sch! !l5 'irls usuall) leave sch!!l -ecause &he) are “needed a& h!%e+ !r “need &! ea rn %!ne)+9 Girls are %!re pressured -) &heir "a%ilies &! d! h!useh!ld ch!res5 even %!re s! &han -!)s9 Acc!rdin' &! Beyond &! Beyond Access 'irls Access 'irls in Nepal d! F6 %!re ch!res &han -!)s9 3here are als! n!& en!u'h '!vern%en& sch!!ls and *hen sch!!ls are "ur&her a*a)5 &he p!pula&i!n !" 'irls a&&endin' decreases even %!re9 Als! sh!*n in Beyond in Beyond Access *as Access *as &ha& in E')p& *hen sch!!ls sch!! ls are %!re &han /9F2% /9F2 % a*a) &he enr!ll%en& !" 'irls dr!ps dra%a&icall)5 si%ilarl) &his is als! seen in Pa2is&an *hen sch!!ls are %!re &han /2% a*a) =Ai2%an Un&erhal&er5 066F>9 Even *hen &here are sch!!ls availa-le5 'irls %a) n!& '! durin' %ens&rua&i!n -ecause &here are n!& ade(ua&e *ashr!!%s availa-le =%a)-e add %!re reas!ns *h) &he) can& '! &! sch!!l and *ha& &he) d! *hen &he) s&a) h!%e ie: &he) d!nB& have sani&a&i!n *ipes5 and &end &! d! "a%il) *!r2>9 3here als! lac2s a presence !" "e%ale &eachers and r!le %!dels and sh!* "av!ri&is% &! %ale s&uden&s in %an) cases9
Benefits in Equal Education for Women and Girls
3here is c!nsidera-le evidence &ha& access &! educa&i!n can cause chan'es in c!'ni&ive a-ili&)5 *hich is essen&ial "!r *!%enBs capaci&) &! (ues&i!n5 re"lec& !n5 and ac& ac & !n &he c!ndi&i!ns !" &heir lives and i%p!r&an&l) &! 'ain access &! 2n!*led'e5 in"!r%a&i!n5 and ne* ideas &ha& *ill help &he% &! d! s!9 Educa&i!n increases &he li2elih!!d &ha& *!%en *ill l!!2 a"&er &heir !*n *ell -ein' al!n' *i&h &ha& !" &heir "a%il)9 3here are als! !&her e""ec&s ass!cia&ed *i&h educa&i!n &ha& su''es& a chan'e in p!*er rela&i!nships *i&hin and !u&side &he h!useh!ld5 includin' h!* educa&ed *!%en are less li2el) &! su""er "r!% d!%es&ic vi!lence =,a-eer5 =,a-eer5 066F>9 Inves&in' in 'irlsB educa&i!n delivers hi'h re&urns
INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH PAPER 7 in children and %a&ernal heal&h5 s%aller sus&aina-le "a%ilies5 e%p!*er%en& !" *!%en5 de%!crac)5 inc!%e 'r!*&h and pr!duc&ivi&) =Her# Sperlin'5 0667>9 3hr!u'h &he educa&i!n !" 'irls ' irls *e can see i%pr!ve%en&s in inc!%e 'r!*&h5 "a%il) li"e5 and e%p!*er%en&9 Ec!n!%ic 'r!*&h is seen *hen 'irls !-&ain an educa&i!n -ecause &he) are a-le &! achieve hi'her *a'es and increase pr!duc&ivi&)5 *hich in &urn aid in &he na&i!nal ec!n!%ic 'r!*&h =Her# Sperlin'5 0667>9 The UNICEF report in !!" on the stat#s of the $orld’s children displa)ed children displa)ed &ha& 'ender e(uali&) in &he educa&i!n !" *!%en has a direc& c!rrela&i!n c! rrela&i!n *i&h &he i%pr!ve%en& !" &he lives and pr!speri&) !" &heir children as *ell9 Ensurin' &ha& -!)s and 'irls receive &he sa%e educa&i!n is &he -es& - es& de"ense a'ains& 'ender discri%ina&i!n and advancin' in childrenBs ri'h&s9 GirlBs GirlBs educa&i!n has a p!si&ive e""ec& !n "a%ilies and c!%%uni&ies9 Girls *i&h a %!re "!r%al educa&i!n are less li2el) &! %arr) earl) and have children earl) and are &here"!re -e&&er in"!r%ed ! n &he nu&rien& re(uire%en&s !" &he%selves and &heir children9 3heir children are &hen %!re li2el) &! lead heal&hier lives and !-&ain !- &ain educa&i!ns as *ell =UNICE15 =UNICE15 0664>9 Increased educa&i!n "!r *!%en e%p!*ers &he% n!& !nl) in &heir "a%ilies -u& in s!cie&) as *ell9 Reduced d!%es&ic vi!lence5 reduced 'eni&al %u&ila&i!n5 &he "!s&erin' !" de%!crac) and &he p!li&ical par&icipa&i!n !" *!%en are ea%ples !" &his =Her# Sperlin'5 0667>9
Recommended Changes in Education
INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH PAPER 8 ar!und &he%5 and &he su-!rdina&e s&a&us assi'ned &! &he% =,a-eer5 =,a-eer5 066F>9 P!lic) chan'es &ha& pr!ve &! -e e""ec&ive in increasin' 'irls educa&i!n acc!rdin' &! %hat $or&s in girls' ed#cation( Evidence and policies from the developing $orld are: /> Ma2in' sch!!ls a""!rda-le5 0> .uildin' l!cal sch!!ls *i&h c!%%uni&) supp!r& and "lei-le h!u rs5 ;> Ma2in' sch!!ls %!re 'irl"riendl)5 and 7> 1!cusin' !n &he (uali&) !" educa&i!n =Her# Sperlin'5 0667>9 I" sch!!ls and epenses d! n!& n! & -urden paren&s &he) are %!re li2el) &! send &heir 'irls &! sch!!l5 &his can c!%e "r!% reducin' sch!!l epenses direc&l) !r indirec&l) and als! pr!vidin' "inancial aid &! "a%ilies *h! *ish &! send &heir 'irls &! sch!!l -u& cann!& a""!rd &!9 3he sch!!ls %us& -e cl!se &! c!%%uni&ies and supp!r& c! %%uni&) inv!lve%en& in !rder &! increase 'irlsB a&&endance9 In !rder &! %a2e sch!!ls %!re “'irl "riendl)+ &here %us& -e priva&e *ashr!!%s "!r 'irls5 enc!ura'e%en& "!r 'irls &! achieve5 a-!lish%en& !" 'ender s&ere!&)pes5 and "e%ale &eachers presen&9 Las&l) &he (uali&) !" educa&i!n is i%p!r&an&: &here %us& -e en!u'h &eachers and &hese &eachers %us& have pr!per (uali"ica&i!ns9 3he educa&i!n pr!vided %us& e(uip children *i&h 2 n!*led'e &ha& is use"ul "!r &heir li"e and &he "u&ure career ch!ices ch !ices availa-le and supplies such as -!!2s %us& -e pr!vided9 In !rder &! achieve &his &here %us& -e p!li&ical *ill and leadership in &he c!un&r)5 devel!ped s&ra&e'ies5 and '!!d use !" res!urces =Her# Sperlin'5 0667>9 Educa&i!n and 'ender e(uali&) are in&er&*ined: n!& !nl) is educa&i!n a cri&ical pa&h &! 'ender e(uali&) -u& 'ender e(uali&) and *!%enBs e%p!*er%en& is a cri&ical pa&h*a) "!r 'irlsB educa&i!n =3e%-!n =3e%-!n 1!r&5 066J>9 Las&l) an!&her i%p!r&an& aspec& in &he educa&i!n !" *!%en in Musli% cul&ures is &ha& *!r2in' al!n'side reli'i!us sch!!ls can pla) a use"ul r!le in -r!ader devel!p%en&s
INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH PAPER 9 in Musli% s!cie&)9 In )irls’ Ed#cation in the * st cent#ry cent#ry 066J5 066J5 -) 3re%-!n and 1!r& discus a s&ud) in .an'ladesh &ha& sh!*ed &ha& %!derni#in' %adrassas and -rid'in' &he 'ap -e&*een reli'i!us and secular sch!!ls i%pr!ved &! -e e""ec&ive in &he enr!ll%en& !" "e%ale s&uden&s9 3his *as i%ple%en&ed -) pr!vidin' pu-lic 'ran&s &! supp!r& &each er salaries and !""erin' incen&ives9 All -!) %adrassas have e""ec&ivel) -een c!nver&ed &! c!educa&i!n in &his case9 3hese %adrassa als! have e%-raced "e%ale &eachers *h! are %!s&l) 'radua&es "r!% secular sch!!ls9 3hese %adrassas &!da) are pla)in' a lar'e r!le in cl!sin' &he 'ender 'ap in pri%ar) and sec!ndar) sch!!l enr!ll%en&9 3his case in .an'ladesh is a 'rea& ea%ple "!r !&her Musli% c!un&ries and p!pula&i!ns &! "!r h!* &! deal *i&h 'ender ine(uali&)9 H!*ever5 in !rder "!r &his p!*er"ul p!lic) &! &a2e place &here %us& -e assess%en&s !ver all sch!!l spec&ru%s *he&her i& is priva&e5 reli'i!us !r secular !n &he capa-ili&ies !" &heir s&uden&s *i&h re'ards &! nu %erac) and li&erac) =3e%-!n 1!r&5 066J>9
Malala’s Impact
Malala has inspired &he *!rld &! aid in &he ine(uali&) in educa&i!n especiall) &ha& &ha& is 'ender -ased9 She is a r!le %!del and v!ice &! )!un' *!%en *h! li2e her *an& an educa&i!n9 Malala is ini&ia&in' a 'l!-al resp!nse includin' &he ar&icle “ +o$ sho#ld $e respond to Malala,- &ha& Malala,- &ha& *as *ri&&en -) &he presiden& !" .r)n .r )n Ma*r C!lle'e an all 'irls c!lle'e9 She discusses &he r!le &ha& educa&!rs can pla) in increasin' &he 2n!*led'e !n educa&i!n ine(uali&)9 In hi'her educa&i!n5 as incu-a&!rs !" ideas and edu ca&!rs !" s&uden&s she su''es&s &ha& *e d! &he "!ll!*in': Educa&e )!un' *!%en &! -ec!%e 2e) decisi!n
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%a2ers5 supp!r& ins&i&u&i!ns &ha& !pen &heir d!!rs &! *!%en !" &hird *! rld na&i!ns5 supp!r& ele%en&ar) sch!!ls and sec!ndar) sch! !ls in educa&in' 'irls shapin' &he% in&! leaders5 and discuss issues !" 'ender ine(uali&) and *!%enBs advance%en& in &he curriculu%9 She als! su''es&s crea&in' classr!!%s5 in *hich "acul&) "acul&) and s&uden&s "r!% di""eren& na&i!ns are a-le &! devel!p a -r!ad5 cr!ssna&i!nal perspec&ive !n &hese issues5 re&hin2in' assu%p&i!ns &hr!u'h dial!'ue9 She pr!p!ses &he crea&i!n !" in&ernships and !&her "!r%s !" eperien&ial learnin' &ha& ena-le s&uden&s &! deepen &heir eper&ise and unders&andin' issues "aced - ) *!%en in di""eren& cul&ures9 Als! &! !""er *!r2sh!ps and ins&i&u&es "!r e%er'in' *!%en leaders ar!und &he *!rld5 &his *!uld ena-le &he -uildin' !" ne&*!r2s !" li2e%inded ins&i&u&i!ns and !r'ani#a&i!ns ar!und &he *!rld5 *i&h *hich *e can "!r% par&nerships "!r research and pr!ec&s c!nnec&ed &! *!%en$s advance%en&9 1inall) i" *e are a-le &! spea2 s&r!n'l) !" *!%en$s advance%en& &he issue *ill re%ain in &he pu-lic c!nsci!usness9 And -) -rin' &!'e&her all !" &hese su''es&i!ns *i&h &hin2ers and p!lic) %a2ers i& *!uld ena-le s!lu&i!ns &! -e crea&ed and i%ple%en&ed &! aid in &he pr!-le% !" ine(uali&) in educa&i!n =Da%%en5 =Da%%en5 06/0>9 Role of the United ations
MalalaBs s&!r) and &he upr!ar she has es&a-lished in &he issue !" achievin' educa&i!n e(uali&) is rein"!rcin' &he Uni&ed Na&i!nsB call &! have all children in sch!!l -) 06/F9 3his '!al is !ne !" ei'h& ei'h & Millenniu% Devel!p%en& G!als &ha& *ere %ade -) &he Uni&ed Na&i!ns Devel!p%en&al Pr!'ra% =UNDP> in /??6K &he '!al is &! achieve universal pri%ar) educa&i!n9 H!*ever a%!n' &his lis& !" '!als is &!: pr!%!&e &!: pr!%!&e 'ender e(uali&) and e%p!*er *!%en5 reduce child %!r&ali&)5 %!r&ali&)5 i%pr!ve %a&ernal heal&h5 and c!%-a& HIVAIDS5 %alaria5 and !&her diseases9 As displa)ed in -ene"i&s &! e(uali&) in educa&i!n
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previ!usl)5 all !" &hese '!als can -ec!%e a&&aina-le i" educa&i!n e(uali&) is !-&ained universall) "irs&9 3here"!re !ne c!uld sa) &ha& &he educa&i!nal '!al is de&ri%en&al &! achievin' &he !&hers and &here"!re !" hi'hes& i%p!r&ance9 H!*ever acc!rdin' &! &he Uni&ed Na&i!ns Devel!p%en& Pr!'ra% &here are s&ill &!! %an) children denied &heir ri'h& &! pri%ar) educa&i!n5 and i" curren& &rends c!n&inue &he *!rld *ill n!& %ee& &he ' !al !" universal pri%ar) educa&i!n -) 06/F =see Appendi "!r a char& d e&ailin' ne& enr!l%en& ra&es in pri%ar) educa&i!n5 0666 and 06//>9 In 06//5 F %illi!n children !" pri%ar) sch!!l a'e *ere !u& !" sch!!l5 d!*n "r!% /60 %illi!n in 06669 M!re &han hal" !" &hese !u&!" sch!!l children live in su-Saharan A"rica9 Gl!-all)5 /0; %illi!n %illi!n )!u&h a'ed /F / F &! 07 lac2 -asic readin' and *ri&in' s2illsK 4/ per cen& !" *hich are )!un' *!%en =Uni&ed Na&i!ns5 06/;>9 Al&h!u'h &he universal pri%ar) educa&i!n '!al *ill n!& -e %e& -) 06/F5 access &! educa&i!n has i%pr!ved *!rld*ide9 H!*ever i& is s&ill c!ncernin' &ha& an es&i%a&ed 0F6 %illi!n children !" pri%ar) sch!!l a'e lac2 -asic readin'5 *ri&in' and nu%erac) s2ills5 *he&her in sch!!l !r n!&9 3! address &he crisis !" success"ul learnin'5 a Learnin' Me&rics 3as2 3as2 1!rce5 represen&in' educa&i!n s&a2eh!lders 'l!-all)5 is devel!pin' rec!%%enda&i!ns !n learnin' s&andards5 %e&rics and i%ple%en&a&i!n prac&ices &! help c!un&ries and in&erna&i!nal !r'ani#a&i!ns %easure and i%pr!ve learnin' !u&c!%es "!r children and )!u&h9 3he pr!'ra% *hich *ill -e led -) &he Uni&ed Na&i!ns Educa&i!nal5 Scien&i"ic5 and Cul&ural 8r'ani#a&i!n5 al!n' *i&h &he .r!!2in's Ins&i&u&i!n =Uni&ed Na&i!ns5 06/;>9 3he Millenniu% Devel!p%en&al G!als Accelera&i!n 1ra%e*!r2 has -uil& par&nerships *i&hin %!re &han F6 c!un&ries &! re"!cus eis&in' p!licies and pr!'ra%s in&! na&i!nal ac&i!n plans &! has&en pr!'ress &!*ards pri!ri&) MDGs5 and c!nnec& hu%ani&arian e""!r&s e""!r&s &!
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