This PPT prepared by Teacher Educator from Thiagarajar College of Preceptors Madurai for B.Ed Trainees.

1. Role of Family , School, Peers, Teachers, curriculum
and Text Books in Challenging Gender inequalities or
Reinforcing Gender Parity
S. Anbalagan,
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Thiagarajar College of Preceptors,
Madurai

2. Role of Family , School, Peers,
Teachers, curriculum and Text
Books in Challenging Gender
inequalities or Reinforcing
Gender Parity

3. Role of the family in Reinforcing
Gender Parity
• Male and female children are
groomed different in the
family
• Children brought up
affectionately by parents feel
more secure.
• Participate in family function
• Domestic activities
• Father roles (son) and mother
roles(daughter)
•

4. • female decline boys
wear
• Male child refuses to be
decorate with flowers
• Parents love and
affection equally on
their male and female
child
• In families , where both
husband and wife go
out for job- sharing all
works

5. Obstacles faced by women Getting
equal opportunity in Education
• Poverty
• Lack of access to school
• Lack of proper toilet facilities
in school
• General discrimination shown
by teacher in the classroom
practices- discourse girls
form going to school
• No female role models for
girls students
• Generally Indian parents give
less importance for girls
education

6. Ways and means of improving gender
parity in schools
• provide primary school-1 km,
secondary school -3 km
• Providing for hygienic toilet,
adequate water facilities –
separate toilet for girls
• Providing free education, free
text book and uniforms,
transport an midday meals both
male and female

7. • Teacher treating all students with
any gender bias, provide equal
opportunities for girls to
participate in all the sports and
cultural activities of the school on
par with boy.
• Providing opportunities for girls to
study all subject like boys
• Ensuring safety of girls- fixing
vigilance camera
• Taking severe action against peers,
teachers and school

8. • Ensuring at least 50% of
women teacher are
appointed in schools
• Ensuring that school
curriculum, text book and
school practices are free
form gender bias
• Providing for
representation to parents
in deciding the schools
practices

9. Role of teachers in Removing gender
Disparity

10. 1. Spend Most of their school time with
teacher
2. So Teacher role model for young
students.
3. Teacher behaviour and attitude are
capable of exerting great influence on
students.
4. Teacher of both sexes should not show
any discrimination towards boys and
girls in the class.
5. Teacher must treat both boys and girls
equally and provide equal opportunity to
set and attain their goals.
6. self confidence should be developed
in girls
7. Providing occupational training for
girls
8. Drop out students- self employment

11. 1. For teacher to bring about a
change in the society, the should
be given training in handling
related issues.
2. Teacher can serve as role models
for the students.
3. Gender & Gender role related to
Attitude, belief and behaviour

12. • It is common in rural areas
that girls discontinue their
studies at the middle school
level. Teacher should
encourage such girls to
continue their studies further.
• Generally pick up the job of a
domestic help in houses
• Teachers guidance will be
highly helpful to girls.
• Education system that treat
both gender equally.
• Teacher can serve as role
models for the students

13. Role of Peers in Reinforcing Gender
parity

14. Role of curriculum in Removing
Gender disparity

15. UNSECO 2000 Published Understanding Gender equality in Education
1. Equality of access
2. Equality in the Learning Process
3. Equality of learning outcomes
4. Equality of external results
Four dimensions

16. Gender Equality in Education means bringing gender
equality to, with in and through education

17. curriculum
• Curriculum means
course of the study
• Subject
• Content
• Purpose
• Learning needs
• National identity
• Global economy

18. Role of text books in Removing Gender
inequality in education
• Text book- syllabus- aim-
subject- practical- unit- sub
unit
• Gender bias
• Gender stereotype
• King etc..(give more important
female)
• Female enrollment increase
• Girls achievement
• Girls retention in the school
system
• Girls under achievers