However, the need to defend the rights of women is not limited to the battlefield, and the threats to those rights do not emanate only from armed vio… - Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

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However, the need to defend the rights of women is not limited to the battlefield, and the threats to those rights do not emanate only from armed violence. Girls’ education, seen far too often as an unnecessary indulgence rather than the key investment it is, is still under-funded and under-staffed. Too often girls are discouraged from pursuing an academic training, no matter how promising they may be.