Text About Education

TEXT ABOUT EDUCATION

Higher Education For Women

In this modern era, there are still some parents who are reluctant about sending their daughters to co- llege. The narrow attitude shown to women’s education is largely due to the traditional role of women in society. A women is expected to be a wife and a mother. Most parents believe that if their daughter gets married and chooses to be a housewife, then the higher education will be a waste, however, an educated women is not only a better wife but also contributes something to the society.

Now a days, more and more women are succesfullly combining their career and marriage. Educated women are richer both emotionally and financially. They are able to find an outlet fot their monotonous drudgery of their housekeeping. They bring more satisfaction and contentment to their lives. Depriving girls of higher education is crass discrimination. Times have changed; modern society needs the talents of its people regardless of gender. Today, women work alongside men. In fact, in the last few decades, women have made outstanding contributions to society.

Women should be given the freedom to be educated whether or not they get married or go to work after finishing their education, because it is only through education that a women will find herself useful and discover what she wants in life. A women who works is not an insult to her husband. Conversely, her husband should feel proud of her achievements since marriage is actually an equal partnership.

Therefore, parents should not think that girls should receive less education just because they will get married one day.