Societal norms

Societal norms

From Pikiran Rakyat

I am an entrepreneur, married and have three children and live in Sumedang, West Java. I have eight foster children who are school dropouts. Six of the children are willing to return to school. The problem is the parents of the children do not cooperate or are simply ignorant, particularly if their child is a girl. These parents believe that their girls should not have formal education. Two of my female foster children wanted to leave high school even before the first semester finished. Two years later I was told they were married. I regret this and am wondering about Indonesian society. Society must be made to know the importance of formal education.

Many parents like to see their daughters help with their small businesses instead of getting an education.

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