I don't think taking care of a family is a skill that you learn in some university. Islamically a man must provide for his family but a woman is not required to do that, I'm not saying that women don't do that....there are plenty of women who are taking care of their husbands and families because of different scenarios.
But it is not expected from a woman to earn for her family but for a man it's an obligation. The only obligation that a woman has to raise her children with love and care, that's all.
Both genders are different physically and psychologically and thus both have different rules. Why do you think majority of the girls become pregnant in teens come from fatherless families? It is natural for men to protect their women and every woman at one stage or another wants protection and security and I believe she should not be deprived of this right.
Boys on the other hand need to become rough and tough But you can disagree with me as I'm not saying anyone to raise your kids my way. Everyone has a right to raise their kids in a best way they think that could be, for me it's the guidelines set by my religion and also the nature of parenthood.
Well, what happens if (khudankhwasta) the husband who's providing for them passes away or their marriages end in divorce? You are not immortal that you would live forever to provide for them. My father got us educated well just so that we could be financially independent if need be, and I'm so glad that he did. He always said "beta tau kuch bhi kar lai ga, he can even do mazdoori if need arises but I want my daughters to be able to provide for themselves in a respectable career".
IMO, boys or girls, both should be given the same opportunities for education and same restrictions should be applied on both.
And an answer to the original post... yes, I would probably send my daughter to a college away from home if it was a top notch college. I worry about her now as she's just a toddler but when its that time, she will be grown up enough to take care of herself and possess enough brains to know right from wrong.