Major Ideas
- Third World countries are for the most part subsistence economies
- Population growth might be the cause of poverty and environmental degradation
- Control over a family’s choices is, after all, often held unequally.
- In poor households in the Indian subcontinent, for example, men and boys usually get more sustenance than do women and girls, and the elderly get less than the young.
- Men wield more influence, even though women typically bear the greater cost.
- A woman would normally have if she managed to survive through her childbearing years.
- This number, called the total fertility rate, is between six and eight in sub-Saharan Africa.
- In some parts of sub-Saharan Africa as many as one woman dies for every 50 live births.
- At a total fertility rate of seven or more, the chance that a woman entering her reproductive years will not live through them is about one in six.
- Data on the status of women from 79 so-called Third World countries display an unmistakable pattern: high fertility, high rates of illiteracy, low share of paid employment and a high percentage working at home for no pay—they all hang together.
- Many factors militate against poor households’ taking advantage of subsidized education.
- The importance of gender inequality to overpopulation in poor nations is fortunately gaining international recognition.
Author's Main Point |
The article talks about how in many poor nations, the male of the household holds almost all of the power, including the power to control the fertility rates of women. Women are expect to have children and not have an education.The children don't get an education because they are put work especially the girls. Gender equality does not exist in undeveloped countries. Culture and tradition play a crucial role of the inequality women are expect to just take care of their in laws and have children. Having children encourages overpopulation and places stress on the local environment, families still do this because of tradition and perceived economic benefit.Undeveloped countries lack resources such as fresh water and food. But if programs like family planning are place in more places of the undeveloped countries birth rates and death rates,in the sub-Saharan Africa, family planning programs are already starting to have an affect on fertility rates.
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My Reflection |
Educating young people in undeveloped countries such as Indian and sub-Saharan Africa is the best solution. Educating young girls about contraceptive. That's the best way to solve high birth rates in those countries. Educating women is the key for a better world.Their government must help their citizens by providing contraceptive and educating their youth.These countries must become open minded to realize that tradition is hurting their economy .Having too many children is not a good idea.Think smart and plan smart. Having too many children when you are young and not financially stable.
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