Highly Educated Women: Demand or Prestige?

Education is the most basic and crucial development transformation process in the movement of a nation's development. Awareness of the importance of education must be understood by all elements of society. But in reality, there is still a growing opinion that says women don't need to go to high school because in the end they only take care of their children and husband. Whereas the progress of a nation can begin to be built on the smallest state structure, namely the family.

The family is the first and central school for children to know life. The role of the mother here is needed in every child's development. Through a qualified mother's education, she will be able to educate her children to be better. Education for women must still be considered because intelligent and broad-minded mothers will produce intelligent children as well.

The nature of being a woman is something that can be considered fun because it will always be loved, pampered, protected, and so on. However, it makes women always considered less able to take care of themselves and is always associated with soft, gentle, sensitive, and emotional words. In contrast to men who are always described as tough, brave, dashing, and rational thinking. This is what positions a woman as a creature who seems to have to be guarded and always depends on men.

In social life, there have been many assumptions about women, for example in terms of education: "Women don't need to leave the house, let men pursue higher education. Women don't need to go to high school later in the end also take care of their husbands. " I still often encounter this assumption in small villages.

For reasons of limited funds and lazy thinking, a woman must drop out of school. This is what makes many women out there choose the path not to continue their higher education. Whereas basically education is a process of changing attitudes and mindsets that are carried out by every community without distinguishing gender.

In this modern era, women may choose to become full-time housekeepers but at least become housewives who are broad-minded, reliable, and dignified. Thus, making women more independent both outside and within the household, in terms of planning and managing finances in the family so that the family becomes prosperous. Thus, the role of women in the family is very strategic, in addition to being the first educator and also as a coach for the family and society.

This problem has been a public discussion for a long time, has been discussed often, and has been heard in almost all circles. However, until now, in fact, this issue still exists in society in my country. That's why this article is about women and education.

Women and education are two interesting things to discuss. The two have an extraordinary connection to the progress of the world. Education is believed to be part of the driving force of social change and the progress of the times. Therefore, all elements of society need to understand and understand the nature and importance of education.

For a woman, education must be the key to a better life. Like what Kartini (Indonesian women warrior) has said about the importance of education, it is the initial capital for the empowerment and progress of a nation in the future.

History shows that the key to the success of the development of developed countries is the availability of an educated population in adequate numbers, types, and levels. Therefore, almost all nations position development in the aspect of education as a top priority in their national development programs. Quality human resources are the key to the success of a country.

Humans get all the information and knowledge to develop themselves through education, where the main mission of education is to prepare children to be able to open their eyes, develop their lives and improve their lives.

Then, one of the goals of education is how to create a just society, by not discriminating against gender. A woman and a man both must take higher education to develop themselves for the better.

Sex Versus Gender

The image that men are stronger and rational while women are weak and emotional is a cultural construct. The image is not nature. Gender or sex refers to the nature or division of two biologically determined human sexes. That is everything that is owned and attached to humans.

The male sex will not be interchangeable in the human female gender, and vice versa. While gender is an inherent trait of men and women who are socially and culturally constructed. The characteristics of these properties are interchangeable properties.

The Importance of Education for Women

The struggle of women is the hardest and longest struggle, even more so than the struggle for independence. Feminism in my own country is marked by the emergence of several female figures such as Kartini, Dewi Sartika, and Cut Nya' Dien. They struggle through education so that women can read, also teach about skills. This emancipation can free women from the old slogan that women's work is only in wells, mattresses, and kitchens. Now there are no more restrictions on the rights of women, between women and men are the same.

The thing that needs to be changed in the life of our society is the mindset of those who still think that women do not need higher education, on the other hand, men are required to take it because they will become the head of the household. This kind of social construction causes a lot of women's potential to be hidden and not explored.

With the women's movement along with the times, the role of women is increasingly important. Almost all women in the world have a higher education background and have worked outside the home.

The way of thinking of parents with higher education will be different from the thoughts of parents with lower education. Most parents who have a higher education have high aspirations or desires for their children's education. They will want their children to have a higher education or at least equal to their parents' education.

These parents will continue to encourage their children to go to school and have higher education and encourage them to continue to excel. Highly educated parents also can help their children solve learning problems. as well as relating to the association of children with friends and the community.

From this, it can be said that the level of education of parents will affect the achievement of children's education, especially from the role of a mother. Therefore, with the provision of sufficient education, a woman will be more prepared and able to face the challenges of life. Whether she decides to have a career or become a housewife, a woman must still be highly educated for the good of herself, her husband, her children, and the environment around her.

Thank you for reading.

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