Thesis Book - Seeds of Hope

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3.3 Development of Women’s equality and Education
Over the last two decades, Afghan women have had many great opportunities to improve their
education and lives. By the end of 2018, around 3.8 million young girls were enrolled in school compared
to only 5,000 girls by the end of Taliban rule in 2001. The number of male participants has always
exceeded the number of female members enrolling for the national exam level required by every student.
However, in recent years, in some cities, such as Heart, the statistics of female enrollment exams
of Higher Education had exceeded that of male participants with a ratio of 53:42 by 2019 (Zirack).
Women teams, such as the Afghan robotics teams, have also been widely praised for the potential of
women’s education in the Country. Teams such as these have recently participated in competitions around the world
in developing their skills in science, math, engineering, and technology. Many young girls in Afghanistan have
been inspired by such teams and schools encouraging, guiding, and helping students to develop such skills. Many
members of the teams have also had the chance to visit competitions abroad such as in the United States. This
shows that families of the girls are open to sending their children abroad for education purposes (Debusmann Jr).
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