Let’s begin by taking a look at girls who have just graduated from high school. The announcement of university admission results has caused many girls to become sick. Zainab Al-Dubaiki, a high school graduate with an average of 96 percent, suffered from an eye infection because she was crying so much. She could not believe that with the mark she got she could not find a place at a university. Another high school graduate, Izdehar Al-Majed, suffered from a nosebleed as soon as she heard the news that she had not been accepted at a university.
She had a mark of 86 percent when she graduated from high school and said she had applied to many universities and been rejected by each one. And Fatima Al-Khabbaz, a high school graduate with an average of 96 percent, said that she was surprised not to be accepted although she received a high mark. She says that she feels the future is dark and that she will be isolated with no role to play in society.
Dear Fatima, you will not be the only one isolated from society because there are thousands of other high school graduates in similar situations.
It is unfair of society to leave these women without help, especially since there are many who come from families where their parents cannot afford to send them to private universities. In such a situation, when half of society is isolated, we must find suitable alternatives to university education — such as technical education. There are technical specializations and if they were open to women, they could accommodate thousands of high school graduates. We are also in need of colleges and universities with suitable housing for women. It is not fair to force girls to travel every day to and from university because there is no suitable university housing.
We are all aware that jobs for women are no longer luxuries. They are necessities when it comes to meeting family expenses. Marriage is not an alternative to work because most men these days are happy to have a working wife who brings home a salary.
