Topic: 2024-Gender Equality in Rural Areas
Country: Guyana
Delegate Name: Michael Fuger
The country of Guyana believes that women should have the same opportunities as men in rural areas. A large number of Guyanese people live in rural areas, so gender equality outside of large cities should not be ignored. Good education is especially important to allow people to get better jobs.
In the last few years, Guyana has obtained money from the World Bank and other countries to build secondary schools in rural areas. Construction of new schools is needed to educate more people than before, including girls. Over 97% of girls are enrolled in primary and secondary schools in Guyana. Despite this, girls in coastal and urban areas continue to outperform girls in rural areas. Only 11% of secondary school students in rural areas earned a Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate in 2022. There are only a few universities in Guyana and in 2018, a study found that less than 10% of the working population had a post-secondary degree. In 2017, the World Bank found that only 53% of women aged 15-64 participated in the workforce. The Guyanese government is working to strengthen school leadership and make it easier for schools to get the resources they need. This program is called the Partnership Compact and is focusing on diversity to provide good education to all.
The country of Guyana believes that countries must be encouraged to invest in education in rural areas and invest in education for girls, specifically by building more schools. This is necessary to increase the number of women in the workforce and prepare people for jobs. The committee should also recommend universities make it easier to attend to increase the number of people with post-secondary degrees and allow them to find better jobs.
