Introduction: A lot of women around the world think it’s okay for a husband to hit his wife. This is a big problem. It’s even worse where girls get married too young and where governments don’t spend enough money on schools.

When young women think it’s okay for their husbands to hurt them, it’s often because they haven’t been taught that it’s wrong. This happens a lot where girls have to get married when they’re still very young. They miss out on going to school and learning about how they should be treated with kindness and respect. Without education, they don’t know that being hurt by someone you love is not okay. It’s important for everyone to understand that hurting another person is harmful and never the right thing to do. When we teach this in schools and make sure that girls can stay in class, we help stop the belief that violence is okay.

 

 

The Problem: When girls get married when they’re still kids, they have to stop going to school. They can’t learn and grow as much as they should. This makes it hard for them to stand up for themselves and makes it seem normal for their husbands to be in charge and hurt them. Also, when there’s not enough money for schools, not everyone can learn about respecting women and saying no to violence.

 

• Girls married young often have to leave school early.

• Missing school means they don’t learn important things, like how it’s wrong to be hit.

• They might think it’s normal for husbands to be mean, because they don’t see other ways of living.

• Schools with less money can’t teach kids about being kind and that hitting is always bad.

• This lack of education can make some women think it’s okay if their husband hurts them.

• It’s really important for everyone to understand that being hit is never okay and not their fault.

 

 

What We Can Do: Governments need to make new rules:

 

• Stop Child Marriage by Law:

  • Make it a rule that you have to be older to get married.

  • Girls will have time to grow up and decide what they really want.

  • This helps girls to not be pushed into marriage when they are too young.

• Invest in Education for All, Especially Girls:

  • Give more money to schools so they can teach better.

  • Girls can learn about their rights and how to take care of themselves.

  • When girls go to school longer, they know more and can make smarter choices.

  • Educated girls are stronger and can say no to being treated badly.

 

 

• Stop the Hurt:

  • Changing these things means less women will get hurt at home.

  • When we stop child marriage and teach everyone, women are safer.

• Fair Treatment for All:

  • It’s about treating women the same as everyone else, with respect.

  • No one should think it’s okay to be mean to women.

• Work for a Better World:

  • We all need to help make these changes.

  • Our goal is a world where no woman thinks it’s normal to be hurt.