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Female face lot of challenge school and college. Young girls who go away from home for studies they face lot of health issues because of having junk food due to which they missing important lectures or chapters and also affect there attendance. And also some of the female go through mental health issues and there is no one to share there problems with anyone who can understand her problems which cause depression because of which they can’t focus on there studies and other activities in college. While travelling female face transportation issues because female fear harassment during travelling by public transport. Because bus, train, etc. are always crowded by people due to which women don’t feel safe. Many of them face financial issues like tuition fees of college, academy fees, daily transport charges, food charges, examination fees, other activities like parties, trips expenses make it very difficult to study by affording all these expenses. Due to which they have to do part time job after college this bulid pressure of responsibility. Students also feel pressure from family for high grades. Some parents don’t give importance to their daughter education because they want there daughter should get married at early age due to which there higher studies remain incomplete. Parents should support and motivate their daughter to fulfill their career goals. Many parents are scared to send there daughters away from home for studies. And there also lot of girls who prefer hostel they face harassment by hostel authorities. There is also the challenge of inadequate and unsafe education infrastructure including sanitation.There should be proper management by colleges in the toilets as female require water for menstrual hygiene purposes. There should be affordable sanitary pads for women and girls because they get disadvantage due to menstrual health problem they miss college and great opportunities because they don’t get facilitated to manage their menstruation. Female has to face challenges for their dreams and goals come true.