Girls Not Brides Argumentative Essay

Obviously, when one ponders the issue of child marriage, the problem is not whether or not to eradicate it, that should be an obvious yes. It is what we as communities, statewide, nationwide, and especially internationally can do to stop it from happening. One may think it is easy to eradicate something so terrible but in reality, this is a complex issue interwoven with nation’s customs, ideals, and traditions. According to Girls Not Brides, a study by UNICEF shows that an estimated 15 million girls are married by the age of 18. It gets tricky to get rid of when it would involve uprooting centuries worth of traditions. Of course, it has more to do things other than tradition, it has to do with the economic gain these marriages can bring to the families involved. It can be as simple as that to some communities, giving your daughter's hand in marriage in exchange for financial gain. That being said, those families involved in this practice (typically those in third world world, or developing countries,) are not willing to give up this practice if it involves giving up a significant source of income. So, the real question boils down to

In an article by Girls Not Brides, a woman in india was interviewed about the ABAD program she says that while the program is successful for girls until the age of 18, it doesn’t stop many families, in fact, many members of your community would become baffled if you kept your daughters unmarried until 18 “ ‘“If we don’t marry her off people will say we’ve kept her to help do the household chores... This is the way of the world. Everyone gets their daughters married and we’ll have to do it too,” explained one mother.”’ (Girls Not Brides) It has become a cultural norm. To not marry is an unthinkable practice. That being said, what can we do For the families that do not consider the financial incentive enough, what can we