Women And The Right To Equal Education By Katelyn Sturgill

In “Women and the Right to Equal Education” by Katelyn Sturgill, she gave us some data about education in the past. “Women did not attend college at the same rate as men until 1980. It wasn’t until the 1970s that legislation was passed to ensure women the same educational opportunities as men.” When asked, 17% of women felt they had faced discrimination in education based on their gender, only 13% of men felt the same.” (Data found in Women in American Society by Virginia Sapiro”. She then begins to talk about how society has put men in a higher position. “Many girls, before they even start school, will believe they can’t do the same things boys can. Women are discouraged at an early age, in subjects such as math and science, due to lack of differential teaching and peoples conscious or unconscious sexist treatment of women in education.”

In "The Impact of Conflict on Women's Education, Employment, and Healthcare" by Andrew McDevitt, he says "The extent to which conflict restricts women's freedom of movement depends on many factors including the stage of conflict, whether the women are displaced, whether they are directly or indirectly affected by the conflict, and the cultural norms of the conflict-affected areas. For example, employment; many women take on the tasks of their husbands or other male relatives. This gender role change considerably increases a woman’s workload, but it may also strengthen their capabilities.” In addition, persistent structures in many societies whereby women can only gain status through marriage means that even when women are “empowered” in this way, they are often denied access to, owning, and inheriting productive resources in their own