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UN Women: Educating Women and Girls in Developing Nations

Over 119 million girls worldwide are removed from education systems before age 17, and even more will never be given the chance to go into education beyond high school. The opportunity for education is often denied to girls in favor of homemaking skills, with the assumption that they will never make use of their education and that their husbands are the only ones needing to provide. Some women are never safe to even attend school at all. Without education, many of these women will never become literate, are more likely to enter child marriages, and are at greater risk of impoverishment. Despite these alarming ramifications, women’s education is not a top priority for many countries, and even those that have the ambition often lack the necessary funding and infrastructure. Others come from places that are far too war-torn for any child, regardless of gender, to be safe attending school. No matter the reason, it is imperative that all women and girls, no matter their age, have the opportunity to further their schooling. Together, delegates must work to gather funding, materials, and support to get these women the education they are entitled to.

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