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"You educate a boy, and he’ll have fewer children, but it’s a small effect. You educate a girl, and, on average, she will have a significantly smaller family."
by hessenwolf 12y ago
"You educate a boy, and he’ll have fewer children, but it’s a small effect. You educate a girl, and, on average, she will have a significantly smaller family."
Limited resources, maximise the effect. Also, the girls go on to be the caregivers traditionally, meaning the education has a knock-on effect. Thinking long term.
- facepalm 12y ago"Also, the girls go on to be the caregivers traditionally" Not if they are educated, presumably. Or if so, then maybe the education was wasted after all? The logic of the article is to educate girls so that they have fewer children. And why shouldn't educated boys take care to educate their offspring?
- Dewie 12y ago> Also, the girls go on to be the caregivers traditionally, meaning the education has a knock-on effect. Thinking long term. - "We must help these women more, because they must overcome the expectations of <gender stereotype>." - "We must help these women more, because it would be more useful since they are <gender stereotype>." Gender stereotypes: both oppressive and useful, depending on what you want to sell.