Nelson Mandela once said, “Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world.” In a way, education should be vital in moving toward a brighter future; education helps to enhance the way a person views the world. Though, in a number of countries, between women and children, education cannot be the number one priority. This could be because of the lack of schools, the rights of women, or the government not funding enough money, women and children do not have the proper education rights that they deserve. In Africa, every two out of three children are left out of secondary school (UNESCO). Women and children must have better education rights to enhance a better future.
Injustices in the education rights of women and children have occurred in parts of South Africa. In the short story “Kaffir Boy” by Mark Mathabane, a young boy had been forced to enroll into school by his mother and grandmother to help him move toward a healthier future that did not include gangs or violence. The boy did not want to go to school because he “…had grown up in an environment where the value of education was never emphasized…” (Mathabane 70). The boy in the story would have rather stayed home and joined gangs, then …show more content…
While the Taliban had a brief rule over certain places in Pakistan, they “…destroyed more than 400 schools” arguing that “Women (and girls) should stay in the home” (Vutz 1). The Taliban was so against the concept that women do not need an education, that they deprived not only women, but children from their rights toward an education. This should be considered totally wrong, and should not be supported. Malala tried to speak out against the education abuse that was happening, but instead “Malala and her father were receiving death threats…”