Women in education

On 25th May 2011, First Lady, Michelle Obama took a number of young ladies from Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Language College to Oxford University.

Whilst at the university she gave a speech and in her speech she told the girls that great universities like Oxford had a lot to offer them, and they had a lot to offer great universities like Oxford - and encouraged them to aim high. 'Oxford is one of the most renowned universities in the world... If you can see yourself here in Oxford, you can see yourself anywhere,' she said.

Anecdotally, we can state that women have always been a central influence on education, guiding and nurturing generations to achieve their best. You only have to look at the classrooms and see that female teachers indeed rule the roost. But this has not always been the case.
The Education Act of 1918 widened opportunities for girls and women. After this act was passed, all children received education until they were 14.

At ATC, Sylvia Watts-Cherry, leads her school with a firm, but caring hand she ensures as a female and a mother with two daughters of her own, who have demonstrated that the ability to achieve high academic success is not limited because of their gender, Sylvia ensures that her students (or children as she calls them) do not limit their ambitions.

In our next blog we will be discussing the importance of sports and education.

Until then, take care.