Topic > The American Dream: A Controversial Reality - 908

For example, according to the 2012 World Bank report, Pakistan is the sixth most populous country in the world and[...]with a large population living in areas rural; with an overall literacy rate of 44% (58% for men and 29% for women).” Without equal rights, the American dream does not exist. As a result, “the demand for girls' education is increasing in Pakistan, where even rural parents are motivated to send their kids to quality education despite limited sources of income.” Fortunately, The Woman's Secondary Education program has provided less fortunate women with courses that will help them achieve the same equivalency as that of a secondary school. Even so it is still difficult for these women to advance because there is “low financial priority for education and poorly designed education policies, particularly in rural areas”. The unfair financial rate is causing hardship in education, dealing another blow to Americans