There are few subjects that match the social significance of women's education in the contemporary world.
Amartya SenHuman ordeals thrive on ignorance. To understand a problem with clarity is already half way towards solving it.
Amartya SenOne of the things that any kind of studies bring out is that the mere act of schooling - getting together, the organization involved, going to classes on time, and there're things being taught, sitting down with others with different backgrounds, chatting with them, and, sometimes when there are big barriers, eating together when there are school meals, which are big things together with a big social impact - they themselves have a major effect.
Amartya Sen