According to the research conducted, the UNICEF proposed that “on average, each additional year of education a child receives increases her or his adult earnings by about 10 per cent. And for each additional year of schooling completed, on average, by young adults in a country, that country’s poverty rate falls by 9 per cent” (pg. 55). Along with increasing their financial positions for the future, education is also reducing child labor because children are choosing rigorous education over manual …show more content…
Through the reading, I acquired that poor women are less likely capable of receiving an education. They may not be able to for multiple reasons; in particular, certain women are likely to come from poorer families with a lack of resources, to help care for children, siblings or their own children, and in certain countries, to experience a form of physical punishment. This particular barrier struck me because as a young girl, I fortunately did not experience any of the barriers mentioned. This has allowed me to attend school through the college level and pursue a field of my personal desire. Due to this education, in the future I will be able to help support my family financially, which will provide many opportunities for my children and potentially help invest in intervention programs for children to receive Early Childhood education. Ultimately, it compels me to invest in children, especially young girls, to allow all children the chance of experiencing an education, living out their dreams, and changing the lives of others by making a difference in the world. Children shape our future; if we invest in them now by enhancing their opportunities in life, there may be less poverty within the future generations and greater individual contributions within