Gender Social Justice

I chose to research gender social justice and focused on female drop-out rates due to pregnancy. Though the rates had been dropping through 2005, in 2006 the rates skyrocketed again. Teenage mothers tend to drop out to assume traditional rolls by staying home and taking care of the baby. Unfortunately this makes them rely on government finances to take care of their babies. Also, teen mothers are likely to have a second baby within the first two years of their first pregnancy. This is a vicious cycle where the female students drop out and the males tend to stay in school. These women should be given choices. Maybe we should provide day care in schools to allow for teen mothers to at least get their high school diploma. In addition to teenage mothers not finishing high school, they tend to not take care of their babies as well. They are not as strict with their prenatal care and typically do not eat as well as older mothers. Teenagers having babies tend to put the babies at a disadvantage as well because most teenage mothers are minorities who have a low income. It is a vicious cycle that needs to be stopped. Unfortunately we are running out of new forms of birth control. Hopefully we will find a way to lower the teen pregnancies to help women pursue their dreams and to be able to provide a better life for their future children. Teen Pregnancy – womenshealthchannel, http://www.womenshealthchannel.com/teenpregnancy/index.shtml pregnant_women.jpg, http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:1TX0ytpi8PAKbM:http://www.fyiforwomen.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/pregnant_women.jpg