Case Study Two - YEMEN
Yemen is another example where female education is extremely limited. Two out of three yemen women are illiterate and even getting access to a primary education is a difficult task, especially for women. Yemen is ranked last in the 2011 Global Gender Gap Index with a score of 0.4873. The conservative religious authorities strongly recommend segregation of sexes. It is therefore not surprising that the inequality within this country is extended to education as well.
The power struggle between men and women is increasingly high. The submission of women is clear and is a strong prevention from women going to school. Abuse, rape, negligence and domination are action taken against women in Yemen. Adequate health care and freedom rights are basic humanitarian needs that are taken from Yemeni women.
99% of the religion in Yemen is muslim. However, the religion does not have major affect on the women or their education. Although it has limitations on their clothing and certain social codes, education is not limited.
Women's duties in Yemen are quite traditional. At the age of eight, women are usually already brides and are to serve at home, cooking, cleaning and looking after their husband and in rural areas, helping with the farming jobs. These duties do not extend to a job like ones that their husbands might have. In this sense, women are limited by the traditions of the culture.
High schooling fees has been another major factor in the reasoning behind the lack of attendees at school across Yemen. With a struggling economic system, it is difficult for families to send their children of home. The gender inequality means that women are not favoured to go to school and education money is set aside for the men. The increasing population has caused not only poverty to rise but also made education for women to become increasingly difficult to gain, as well as the rise in illiteracy rates and gender inequality.
Correction to this inequality is being attempted by the Yemeni government, working with the assistance of UNICEF. They aim to increase girl's enrolment by 20% annually in 30 rural districts. The government has made education one of its top priorities. With global help and support, UNICEF will continue working to remove barriers to learning, helping to ensure that girls have a voice and a chance for a bright and successful future.
read: http://www.hrw.org/news/2011/12/08/yemen-child-marriage-spurs-abuse-girls-and-women
The power struggle between men and women is increasingly high. The submission of women is clear and is a strong prevention from women going to school. Abuse, rape, negligence and domination are action taken against women in Yemen. Adequate health care and freedom rights are basic humanitarian needs that are taken from Yemeni women.
99% of the religion in Yemen is muslim. However, the religion does not have major affect on the women or their education. Although it has limitations on their clothing and certain social codes, education is not limited.
Women's duties in Yemen are quite traditional. At the age of eight, women are usually already brides and are to serve at home, cooking, cleaning and looking after their husband and in rural areas, helping with the farming jobs. These duties do not extend to a job like ones that their husbands might have. In this sense, women are limited by the traditions of the culture.
High schooling fees has been another major factor in the reasoning behind the lack of attendees at school across Yemen. With a struggling economic system, it is difficult for families to send their children of home. The gender inequality means that women are not favoured to go to school and education money is set aside for the men. The increasing population has caused not only poverty to rise but also made education for women to become increasingly difficult to gain, as well as the rise in illiteracy rates and gender inequality.
Correction to this inequality is being attempted by the Yemeni government, working with the assistance of UNICEF. They aim to increase girl's enrolment by 20% annually in 30 rural districts. The government has made education one of its top priorities. With global help and support, UNICEF will continue working to remove barriers to learning, helping to ensure that girls have a voice and a chance for a bright and successful future.
read: http://www.hrw.org/news/2011/12/08/yemen-child-marriage-spurs-abuse-girls-and-women