Toplumlar\u0131n geli\u015fmi\u015flik d\u00fczeylerini belirleyen en \u00f6nemli \u00f6l\u00e7\u00fctlerden biri, kad\u0131nlar\u0131n e\u011fitim seviyesidir. Y\u00fczy\u0131llard\u0131r farkl\u0131 d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcn\u00fcrler ve toplum \u00f6nderleri, kad\u0131nlar\u0131n e\u011fitiminin yaln\u0131zca bireysel bir hak olmad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131, ayn\u0131 zamanda toplumsal kalk\u0131nman\u0131n temel ta\u015f\u0131 oldu\u011funu dile getirmi\u015ftir. \u201cBir erke\u011fi e\u011fitirseniz e\u011fitimli bir insan kazan\u0131rs\u0131n\u0131z. Oysa bir kad\u0131n\u0131 e\u011fitti\u011finizde, b\u00fct\u00fcn\u00fcyle bir ku\u015fa\u011f\u0131 e\u011fitmi\u015f olursunuz.\u201d s\u00f6z\u00fc de bu hakikati \u00f6zl\u00fc bir \u015fekilde ifade eder. Bu c\u00fcmlenin arkas\u0131nda, aileden topluma, bireyden nesillere yay\u0131lan b\u00fcy\u00fck bir etki zinciri vard\u0131r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kad\u0131n, do\u011frudan ya da dolayl\u0131 olarak toplumsal yap\u0131n\u0131n merkezindedir. E\u011fitimli bir kad\u0131n, yaln\u0131zca kendi ya\u015fam\u0131n\u0131 \u015fekillendirme g\u00fcc\u00fcne kavu\u015fmaz; ayn\u0131 zamanda \u00e7ocuklar\u0131na, ailesine ve \u00e7evresine aktard\u0131\u011f\u0131 bilgi ve de\u011ferlerle bir sonraki ku\u015fa\u011f\u0131n temelini in\u015fa eder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bir erkek e\u011fitimli oldu\u011funda, kendi mesleki ba\u015far\u0131s\u0131n\u0131 art\u0131rabilir, hayat\u0131n\u0131 daha iyi ko\u015fullara ta\u015f\u0131yabilir. Fakat kad\u0131n e\u011fitimli oldu\u011funda bu kazan\u0131m katlanarak \u00e7o\u011fal\u0131r. \u00c7\u00fcnk\u00fc kad\u0131n, \u00e7o\u011fu k\u00fclt\u00fcrde ilk \u00f6\u011fretmen rol\u00fcn\u00fc \u00fcstlenir. \u00c7ocuk, hayat\u0131n ilk derslerini annesinden al\u0131r; merhameti, payla\u015fmay\u0131, do\u011frulu\u011fu ve hatta konu\u015fmay\u0131 onun arac\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131yla \u00f6\u011frenir. Bu nedenle annenin bilgi d\u00fczeyi, fark\u0131nda olmadan \u00e7ocuklar\u0131n ki\u015fili\u011fine ve d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnce bi\u00e7imine yans\u0131r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tarihte pek \u00e7ok toplum, kad\u0131nlar\u0131n e\u011fitimi sayesinde \u00f6nemli s\u0131\u00e7ramalar ya\u015fam\u0131\u015ft\u0131r. \u00d6rne\u011fin, Kurtulu\u015f Sava\u015f\u0131 y\u0131llar\u0131nda Anadolu\u2019nun k\u00f6ylerinde hem cepheye destek olan hem de \u00e7ocuklar\u0131na e\u011fitim vermeye \u00e7al\u0131\u015fan kad\u0131nlar, Cumhuriyet\u2019in temel ta\u015flar\u0131n\u0131 olu\u015fturan nesli yeti\u015ftirdi. Cumhuriyet sonras\u0131 a\u00e7\u0131lan k\u00f6y enstit\u00fclerinde gen\u00e7 k\u0131zlar\u0131n e\u011fitime kat\u0131lmas\u0131, k\u0131sa s\u00fcrede Anadolu\u2019da okuma-yazma oran\u0131n\u0131 y\u00fckseltti. B\u00f6ylece bir nesil de\u011fil, bir ku\u015fak birden bire e\u011fitimle bulu\u015fmu\u015f oldu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
D\u00fcnya tarihinde de benzer \u00f6rnekler vard\u0131r. Afrika\u2019n\u0131n pek \u00e7ok \u00fclkesinde kad\u0131nlar\u0131n okulla\u015fma oran\u0131n\u0131n y\u00fckseltilmesiyle birlikte \u00e7ocuk \u00f6l\u00fcmlerinin azald\u0131\u011f\u0131, ekonomik \u00fcretimin artt\u0131\u011f\u0131 ve toplumlar\u0131n daha h\u0131zl\u0131 kalk\u0131nd\u0131\u011f\u0131 g\u00f6zlenmi\u015ftir. \u00c7\u00fcnk\u00fc e\u011fitimli kad\u0131n, hem sa\u011fl\u0131k bilgilerini hem de ekonomik becerilerini ailesine aktar\u0131r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Modern d\u00fcnyada yap\u0131lan ara\u015ft\u0131rmalar da bu s\u00f6z\u00fcn do\u011frulu\u011funu ortaya koymaktad\u0131r. UNICEF ve UNESCO verilerine g\u00f6re, bir \u00fclkede k\u0131z \u00e7ocuklar\u0131n\u0131n e\u011fitime kat\u0131l\u0131m\u0131 artt\u0131k\u00e7a:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bir \u00f6rnek vermek gerekirse, Sahra Alt\u0131 Afrika\u2019da k\u0131z \u00e7ocuklar\u0131n\u0131n orta\u00f6\u011fretime devam etme oran\u0131 y\u00fckseldik\u00e7e, do\u011fumda anne \u00f6l\u00fcm oranlar\u0131n\u0131n belirgin bi\u00e7imde d\u00fc\u015ft\u00fc\u011f\u00fc saptanm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r. \u00c7\u00fcnk\u00fc e\u011fitimli kad\u0131n, sa\u011fl\u0131k hizmetlerine eri\u015fimin \u00f6nemini bilir, do\u011fru beslenme ve hijyen kurallar\u0131n\u0131 uygular ve \u00e7ocuklar\u0131na daha bilin\u00e7li bir ya\u015fam sunar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
T\u00fcrkiye \u00f6zelinde bakt\u0131\u011f\u0131m\u0131zda, son y\u0131llarda kad\u0131nlar\u0131n \u00fcniversiteye kat\u0131l\u0131m oran\u0131 b\u00fcy\u00fck \u00f6l\u00e7\u00fcde artm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r. Bu, yaln\u0131zca i\u015f g\u00fcc\u00fcnde daha fazla kad\u0131n\u0131n yer almas\u0131 de\u011fil; ayn\u0131 zamanda aile i\u00e7inde \u00e7ocuklara daha bilin\u00e7li rehberlik yap\u0131lmas\u0131 anlam\u0131na gelir. E\u011fitimli anneler, \u00e7ocuklar\u0131n\u0131n okul ba\u015far\u0131lar\u0131n\u0131 do\u011frudan etkiler; onlar\u0131n hayal kurma, sorgulama ve \u00fcretme yeteneklerini destekler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00c7ocuklar, k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck ya\u015flardan itibaren annelerinin rol model davran\u0131\u015flar\u0131n\u0131 taklit eder. E\u011fitimli bir anne, kitap okuma al\u0131\u015fkanl\u0131\u011f\u0131, ele\u015ftirel d\u00fc\u015f\u00fcnme yetisi ve \u00f6\u011frenmeye a\u00e7\u0131k tutumuyla \u00e7ocu\u011fa fark\u0131nda olmadan \u00f6rnek olur. \u00c7ocuk, \u201c\u00f6\u011frenmenin de\u011ferli\u201d bir s\u00fcre\u00e7 oldu\u011funu annesi \u00fczerinden kavrar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00d6rne\u011fin, bir anne \u00e7ocu\u011fu ile birlikte bilimsel deneyler yap\u0131yorsa, bu yaln\u0131zca \u00e7ocu\u011fun okul ba\u015far\u0131s\u0131n\u0131 art\u0131rmaz; ayn\u0131 zamanda merak duygusunu g\u00fc\u00e7lendirir. Yine, annenin matematik ya da fen bilgisi konusunda destek verebilmesi, \u00e7ocu\u011fun bu alanlarda ba\u015far\u0131s\u0131n\u0131 y\u00fckseltir. E\u011fitimli bir annenin etkisi sadece akademik de\u011fil, ayn\u0131 zamanda ahlaki ve sosyal de\u011ferler \u00fczerindedir. Adalet, e\u015fitlik, sayg\u0131 gibi kavramlar, anne \u00fczerinden \u00e7ocu\u011fun d\u00fcnyas\u0131na ta\u015f\u0131n\u0131r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bug\u00fcn i\u015f d\u00fcnyas\u0131ndan bilime, sanattan siyasete kadar pek \u00e7ok alanda \u00f6ne \u00e7\u0131kan kad\u0131n fig\u00fcrlerin, toplumlar\u0131 d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015ft\u00fcr\u00fcc\u00fc etkileri vard\u0131r. Bir kad\u0131n liderin ba\u015far\u0131 hik\u00e2yesi, yaln\u0131zca kendi \u00e7evresine de\u011fil, binlerce gen\u00e7 k\u0131za \u201cBen de yapabilirim\u201d mesaj\u0131 verir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bunun yan\u0131 s\u0131ra, e\u011fitimli kad\u0131nlar toplumda sosyal sorumluluk projelerinin de \u00f6nc\u00fcs\u00fc olurlar. Kad\u0131n dernekleri, okuma yazma kurslar\u0131, sa\u011fl\u0131k e\u011fitimleri ve \u00e7evre bilinci projeleri \u00e7o\u011funlukla kad\u0131nlar\u0131n liderli\u011finde y\u00fcr\u00fct\u00fcl\u00fcr. Bu da s\u00f6z konusu etkinin yaln\u0131zca aile ile s\u0131n\u0131rl\u0131 kalmad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131, t\u00fcm toplumu kapsad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 g\u00f6sterir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ne yaz\u0131k ki d\u00fcnyan\u0131n pek \u00e7ok yerinde h\u00e2l\u00e2 kad\u0131nlar\u0131n e\u011fitime eri\u015fimi \u00f6n\u00fcnde engeller vard\u0131r. Geleneksel anlay\u0131\u015flar, ekonomik yetersizlikler ya da toplumsal cinsiyet e\u015fitsizlikleri, k\u0131z \u00e7ocuklar\u0131n\u0131n e\u011fitim hakk\u0131n\u0131 s\u0131n\u0131rland\u0131rmaktad\u0131r. Oysa bir ku\u015fa\u011f\u0131 e\u011fitmekten vazge\u00e7mek, toplumun kendi gelece\u011fini s\u0131n\u0131rlamas\u0131 demektir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bu nedenle devletlerin, sivil toplum kurulu\u015flar\u0131n\u0131n ve bireylerin birlikte \u00e7al\u0131\u015farak \u015fu ad\u0131mlar\u0131 g\u00fc\u00e7lendirmesi gerekir:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bir kad\u0131n\u0131n e\u011fitimi, yaln\u0131zca bug\u00fcn\u00fc de\u011fil, gelece\u011fi de d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015ft\u00fcr\u00fcr. \u00c7\u00fcnk\u00fc e\u011fitilen kad\u0131n, \u00e7ocuklar\u0131n\u0131 bilin\u00e7li bireyler olarak yeti\u015ftirir, aileyi g\u00fc\u00e7lendirir, toplumda adalet ve e\u015fitlik bilincini art\u0131r\u0131r. O y\u00fczden kad\u0131n\u0131n e\u011fitimine yap\u0131lan yat\u0131r\u0131m, bir ku\u015fa\u011f\u0131n zihinsel, k\u00fclt\u00fcrel ve ekonomik zenginli\u011fine yap\u0131lan yat\u0131r\u0131md\u0131r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bug\u00fcn her birimiz, \u00e7evremizdeki bir k\u0131z \u00e7ocu\u011funun e\u011fitimine katk\u0131da bulunabiliriz. Ona kitap hediye edebilir, \u00f6\u011frenme yolculu\u011funda cesaret verebilir veya ihtiya\u00e7 duydu\u011fu deste\u011fi sa\u011flayabiliriz. K\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck g\u00f6r\u00fcnen bu ad\u0131mlar, asl\u0131nda b\u00fcy\u00fck bir toplumsal d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015f\u00fcm\u00fcn ba\u015flang\u0131c\u0131d\u0131r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kad\u0131n\u0131 e\u011fitmek, bir ku\u015fa\u011f\u0131 e\u011fitmektir. Bu yaln\u0131zca g\u00fczel bir s\u00f6z de\u011fil, tarih boyunca defalarca kan\u0131tlanm\u0131\u015f bir ger\u00e7ektir. Gelece\u011fi in\u015fa etmek isteyen her toplum, kad\u0131nlar\u0131n e\u011fitimine \u00f6ncelik vermek zorundad\u0131r. \u00c7\u00fcnk\u00fc bir ku\u015fa\u011f\u0131n kaderi, annelerin \u00f6\u011frettikleriyle ba\u015flar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n