Discussion Question

Question 1:

The early feminists believe that education is one of the ways to fight for equality. Education is important for everyone but when it comes to a woman it becomes more significant. In the past, female are less likely to access school, to remain in school or to achieve in education. Education helps both men and women claim their right and realize their potential. For female, the right to education is one of the most critical of all rights.

In every society, daughters and wives are still expected to be responsible for domestic duties. The idea that domestic duties should be the goal of any girl’s education has a long history. In colonial America, formal education for women beyond their “letters” was considered inappropriate, dangerous, and unsettling to their performance of domestic duties. Education is an entry point to their opportunities. Also, the educational achievements of women can have ripple effects within the family and across generations. Educated women can understand and use food products, health items in the correct way, and also teach proper usage of such items to the members of her family.

According to the textbook, almost two-thirds of the world’s illiterate adults are women. The West increasingly began to view the education of women as a symbol of modernity. Higher percentage of women than men have at least a high school education, and higher percentages of women than men participate in adult education. Educational gains among women relative to men can be seen across racial and ethnic groups.

Question 3:

Gender segregated schools allow girls in particular to develop their strengths without worrying that some boy is going to be out off by her abilities. Boys and girls’ brain develop and are wired differently and there fore teaching styles needs to accommodate. Student can concentrate of their school work and less worry about their