Delhi Delhi: Society's ideas about gender have long affected various aspects of life, especially education. In the classroom, gender -related orthodoxy students are affected and behaved by teachers, which creates an inappropriate difference in opportunities and results.
Indian schools display this bias in the way they divide the subjects. Many girls are encouraged to study art and humanities, while most boys are directed towards stem areas. This imbalance is clearly reflected in the recent data of the UCAS provided by Hesa, indicating that only about 30% of women in India make career in stem, while in men this number is quite 70%.
As the first female officer in the Indian Police Service, Dr. Kiran Bedi once said, “Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world. To break and bring equality, we need to invest in education.”
This blog will help school leaders, teachers, etc. to understand the severity of gender issues in education and how to identify them as well as ways to deal with these challenges.
Understanding sexual conservatism in the classroom
Sexual conservatism are pre -permissible ideas about what they can do or what they cannot do based on the gender of boys and girls. In education, these conservatives can significantly affect teaching methods and student development. Understanding these prejudices is the first step for everyone to create a similar teaching environment.
According to a study by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), only 29% of girls in urban areas and 19% of girls in rural areas are enrolled in Stem-related courses in higher education, while 71% and 81% are boys respectively. Another report by the Ministry of Education has shown that girls perform equal to boys in stem subjects at school level, but their representation in Stem-related careers is ratioly less. These statistics highlight how sexual bias in education can affect students' educational options and future career paths, which strengthens the cycle of inequality.
Examples of common sexual conservatism in classes are:
Boys are expected to perform better in subjects such as mathematics and science, while girls are attracted to art.
Previously, girls had to learn to stitch and cook, which strengthened traditional roles.
Girls are considered more suitable for playing the roles of upbringing, while boys are not encouraged to adopt these roles.
Boys are expected to be determined, while girls are expected to be scared and ally.
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