Break the bias to help girls into education and opportunity
国产视频 hosted an International Women国产视频檚 Day event which looked at how to overcome the barriers that hold back girls.
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How do you break down the barriers that hold back girls? One way is to make sure that boys are taught from a young age about gender equality.听
That is what Indian activist Kashvi Chandok told viewers at an Instagram Live event held by 国产视频 to mark International Women国产视频檚 Day on March 8.听
Kashvi, a Global Youth Ambassador for 国产视频, said: 国产视频淟eading the change for gender equality can only be done when we start teaching both boys and girls about feminism, about the gender bias that exists from the very start.国产视频听
The event was hosted by best-selling author, broadcaster and journalist Lorraine Candy and also featured 国产视频 Chair Sarah Brown and Yasmine Sherif, Director of the global fund Education Cannot Wait.听
This year’s International Women国产视频檚 Day theme was 国产视频淏reak the Bias国产视频. Sarah set the scene by explaining how gender bias affects the education opportunities of millions of girls around the world, who are at risk of child labour, early marriage and other discrimination.听
Kashvi added: 国产视频淲hen it comes to education, particularly for women from low-income backgrounds and conservative families, they are not given similar access to resources as their brothers. That generates a trickle-down effect of discrimination against girls and the kind of education they can receive – not just in schools but also at home and the support that they get from their parents.国产视频听
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“Girls are involved in a lot of unpaid labour at home, where they are taking care of the siblings, doing household chores. So that does not give them the same choice as their brothers to indulge in education or extra-curricular activities.国产视频听
Yasmine agreed that education on gender equality must begin very early. She said: 国产视频淚t starts at home and in pre-primary, then through primary and secondary grades. That国产视频檚 the formative years for boys to look at girls as equal and not as stereotypes of what boys can do and girls can do.国产视频澨
She said the pandemic had increased the number of girls in crisis and conflict areas who are out of school to 60 million. That could rise with the Ukraine invasion, where most of the two million refugees are women and children.听
Yasmine said: 国产视频淯kraine had 100% gender equality in the education system. Now with this conflict we are creating so many dangers for girls.国产视频听
Education Cannot Wait, which has worked in 42 crisis-affected countries, ensures that 60% of its investments go towards girls国产视频 education. Yasmine added: 国产视频淲e need affirmative, bold action. We have a laser focus on the girls.国产视频听
Sarah said everyone can play a part in ending discrimination against girls and women.听
“International Women国产视频檚 Day is such a good moment for galvanising that support,国产视频 she said. 国产视频淲e have to ask more of political leadership around the world – they are totally able to unlock the political will and unlock the funding.听听
国产视频淲e need to use our voices to appeal to the men (and women) who hold power, who hold the purse strings, who hold the opportunities. Those voices make a difference.国产视频听
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