Despite progress in recent years to improve female education, girls continue to suffer austere disadvantages and exclusion in education systems. There have been cases in Africa specifically Nigeria where girls in secondary schools have been kidnapped by the Boko Haram and married of to men they do not know. The belief that women belong to the home precisely the kitchen still prevails in most parts of the world.
However, female writers who have often gone through the trauma of the deprivation of female education have chosen to write on such topics to spread widespread knowledge that such practices still go on. There have been writers such as Malala Yousafzai who have written books on female education and have impacted and inspired so many young girls. Her fearless memoir, I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban has a main theme which speaks in favor of education for the average girl.
The book is a suitable starting point for learning about the complexities of women’s rights in countries and education access. Malala is raised in a society where she is infused with the thought women are inferior beings and do not really need education. However, being as smart as she is, she looks forward to a better future and knows the benefits of education even though it threatens her life. Malala becomes vocal on the topic when she realizes the topic needs attention and is however interviewed by many media outlets. Malala’s story is remarkable in light of women’s role in her culture and the groups fighting to oppress women.
The voice used or portrayed in the book is rather passionate and bold for someone who is in such a provocative and threatening society. This emphasizes on the topic and gives hope and assurance to people in similar situations. This intense storyline automatically influences humanitarian response and creates a connection between the producer and the consumer. Malala’s story emphasizes education’s value. Looking deeper it challenges readers to examine the role of education, its purpose and function within a society.
On the good side, this book has received lots of reviews from people all over the world. From five star ratings to breathtaking comments. George Washington University and the Global Women’s Institute developed a high level university curriculum based on “I am Malala” to function across numerous academic disciplines which will focus on themes such as ways through which education empowers women, gender equality and global feminism. One of the goals of the program is to encourage students to influence public opinion about access to education and women’s rights.
Malala as an individual is a remarkable woman who is a hero for women’s right to a quality education.
