By Shehnaz Mir
Gender is referred to socially constructed norms, values, roles and responsibilities attributed to men and women in society. In our society generally women are disadvantaged based on these attributes which refers to the gender inequity. It means injustice and unfairness in women’s and men’s access to the resources. Gender Inequity in our society and most prominently in schools shows that females aren’t getting the attention and fair access to their rights. Till recent past schools were imparting the same messages which men and women are associated with in societies. However, during the last decade researches on gender in education has highlighted critical findings regarding the role played by the formal curriculum, teaching strategies, teacher-students interactions and teachers’ beliefs which re-enforce or modify the gender stereotypes perpetuated in the schools through general society. The following passage presents the current social practices prevailing in our society at home level i.e. preferences of son over daughter and their implications for gender in education. Specific recommendations are also presented to the said domain.
Read at the source: [Study] Status of girls and women in our society.
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