Just read an intriguing article at prb.org (the Population Reference Bureau website) detailing the importance of education in poverty stricken communities. One of the main points made in this article is the fact that educated women tend to run smaller, healthier families. It's essential that we communicate this to the world so we can reverse the trend of our increasing population.
The reason that educated women usually have smaller families is due to their childhood being occupied with schoolwork, not marrying at the age of 13 and having a baby three years later. Educated women have their first sexual encounter later, marry later, and have children later as than women with less than a decade's worth of education.
Why does education make the difference, you may ask? In school, girls and boys learn about the possibilities in their futures, such as becoming a doctor, a teacher, etc. Without education, girls feel as though their purpose in life is the bare minimum: to have babies.
Web address of the full article: http://www.prb.org/pdf/IsEducat-Contracept_Eng.pdf
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