The girl child discrimination and the danger it creates in the society
by Pooja Late so cutToday, the education of the girl child means nothing. For many, she is just a doll with
instructions dished to her. The girl child isn’t just discriminated in villages
but also in modern cities. Painfully, the society discriminates the girl child
in different manners by forcing her to work or through child marriage. However,
for those in cities, this discrimination comes in different forms including
child labor, abuse, and differentiating them from boys. For most of this
people, they have the ideology that the boy child is of the better performer in terms of life and education
compared to the girl child.
Discrimination against the girl child has been a trending topic debated globally. Not only is
it a subject of concern but of sociological significance. This issue has raised
various cultural aspect on the function of the girl child in the society and
her rights are as a human being. Gender-based
discrimination against the girl child is pervasive throughout the world. It is
seen in various strata of society and
manifests in a different way.
The inferiority complex has gotten to the extent that
it is engraved in the mind of the girl child. However, some do argue if such
treatment has made the girl child forget
her fundamental rights. This situation is more predominant in India and other
less developed countries. This inequality isn’t just on the educational level,
it cut across various sectors including the health sector. In India for
instance, irrespective of social status, religion, creed and caste, the overall
status of the girl child is lower to that of her male counterpart. Even her
birth is not celebrated as many consider it as a burden.
RIGHTS OF THE GIRL CHILD
As stated earlier, sometimes, the girl child forgets her right. However, there are important
fundamental rights accrued to her. These includes the right to expression, the
right to education, the right to nutrition, the right to information, the right
to protection from neglect, the right to protect from exploitation, the right
to protect from abuse, the right to name and nationality, the right to freedom
of speech, the right to equality, the right to survival, the right to development,
the right to constitutional remedies, and the right to follow any religion.
In spite of this, there are some organizations working
tirelessly for the welfare of the girl child. These include the United Nations Children’s Fund, Status of Women
Canada, the World Health Organization,
Canadian International Development Agency, Council of Europe, International
Labour Organization, and Gender Equality Incorporated.
The need to fight for the right of the girl child must be supported because of
the benefits of educating them. Women according to statistics have survival and
long life advantage to men. Nevertheless, irrespective of this, the number of
men is more when compared to women. We
all have a role to play in ensuring that this discrimination is eradicated in
our society.
Author’s Bio
Kelvin Ken in this article looks at the discrimination
of the girl child the danger it creates
in the society. He further explored the fundamental human rights of the girl child.
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