Katie Scott
11/4/09
9:49 PM
This article is about a Sweedish research study that indicates that a well-educated woman influences her husband's chance of a long life by 25 percent. If a woman has a college education, her and her spouse are at a much less risk of dying young than if she only had a high school education. The author states that educated women are more likely to understand the various health concerns of their families. Research found that a woman's education and social status was more important for the health of a man than his own education and status. Not only does education affect the life span of educated women's husbands, but it also increases the chances for a long life of their own by 53 percent.
I think that this article goes along with a lot of articles dealing with women being oppressed in education. I find it ironic that many women in different countries are discriminated against when it comes to education, and not allowed the equal opporunity to be educated as men are. Yet, when research finds that women being educated can increase the life span of her husband, every one is suddenly for women receiving secondary education. This just seems so typical of the mindset of the stereotypical white male: It is okay to oppress others, but as soon as ending their oppression could benefit us, we will free them without hesitation! I am also curious as to how the results of this study would turn out if done in a country such as Saudi Arabia, where women have even less freedoms than the average civilized country.
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1 comment:
I think all the world's problems would be solved. Not really, but with all the work women are expected to do in less urbanized countries, being just a little more educated is bound to make a huge impact.
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