Women in Education
Mill's Analysis: John Stuart Mill was an influential philosopher who advocated for women’s rights. He believed in equal opportunities for women, specifically education, and argued that women and men both have the same intellectual functions (Martin, 1991). In Martin's reading “ The Contradiction and the Challenge of the Educated Woman” , he notes that “women who read and write and do history, philosophy and mathematics will not be viewed as contradictions” and women should be “given access to men’s education” (Martin, 1991). Mill's believed that it was a “waste” to restrict women from educational opportunities. He rejected the social construction of gender, which questioned the intellectual equality of women. He concludes his beliefs by stating that women who receive quality education would not only challenge gender equality, but also factors of social reform and societal progression. He strongly believed that educated women would benefit society economically and socially, ...