In the international world of paternalism and machismo, women are all too often treated as second class citizens. Though it's much more
often a problem in underdeveloped world locales, it's everywhere. Even here in the USA, women haven't had the vote all that long. In nations where
overpopulation and poverty is a crushing problem, the treatment of women is a 'mighty big problem'.
And the best way to deal with it is to educate girls in these places. One organization that specifically targets this problem is CARE. Only a true ‘misogynist' would deny the logical
value and importance of such.... as well as withhold contraception.
http://www.care.org/careswork/whatwedo/education/best.asp