Gender inequality is still a huge challenge towards universal access to education. Conservative attitudes towards the female gender role challenge women’s and girls’ fully exercise of their right to education.
Within the 750 million illiterate adults in the world, two-thirds are estimated to be women. The causes of this are found among gender inequality, misogynistic violence, as well as, marriage and pregnancy, often associated with poverty and geographic isolation.
Improving girls’ educational levels has been demonstrated to have clear impacts on the health and economic future of young women, which in turn improves the prospects of their entire community.
