RISE OF GIRLS
The Kathmandu Post
5
June 2015
RISE OF GIRLS
It was wonderful to know that the number of
girls appearing in the School Leaving Certificate (SLC) examination held
earlier this year was more than the boys. It was the first time this ever happened
in the 80 year since the SLC exams was first held. Likewise, the number of
girls appearing in Higher Secondary School (HSS) board exams that began on
Wednesday us higher than number of boys (“More girls than boys in +2
test” 3 June, Page 1). Is this not an
encouraging trend considering the gradual changes in parents’ perception towards
the importance of sending their daughters to schools?
One of the reasons for this seems also to
be the easy accessibility to education from the primary level in both the urban
and rural areas. If this trend continues in the years to come, the nation will
benefit out of it in many ways. It is said that if a man gets educated, only
one person benefit; but if a women is educated, the whole family will be
educated.
Keeping this in mind, the government needs
to pay more attention towards offering some incentives to encourage parents,
especially in the rural areas, to send their daughters to schools. I am unsure
if the government has any provision for free education to all girl students up
to the SLC level in public schools. If not, I am sure this must be feasible for
the government considering the huge investment that donor agencies have made in
the education sector. It could be an excellent way to lure parents to send
their daughters to schools.
Rai Biren Bangdel
Maharajgunj
