Gender Gap in Education and Work Place

1. GENDER GAP
BS PSYCHOLOGY
BATCH : FA19-BPY
SECTION : B

2. PRESENTERS
▪ Ayesha Ahsan (FA19-BPY-037)
▪ Maryam Ghaffar (FA19-BPY-023)
▪ Zainab (FA19-BPY-027)
▪ Zunaira Rasheed (FA19-BPY-059)

3. CONTENTS
▪ Definition
▪ Gender Gap in Education
▪ Gender gap in work place
▪ Policies and Practices for Gender Equality
▪ Key Messages

4. DEFINITION
A gender gap, by definition, is a difference or
disparity between the sexes and gender. Sex refers
to our biological and physiological traits whereas
Gender refers to the roles society assigns people
based on their sex.

5. GENDER BIAS
OWNERSHIP
INEQUALITY
A DIFFERENCE
MOST ALWAYS IN
FAVOR OF MEN

6. GENDER GAP IN EDUCATION

7. GENDER BIAS IN SCHOOL ENROLLMENTS
BOYS
1) Boys have to do work and attend
school.
2) Financial responsibilities.
GIRLS
1) Poverty
2) Misconceptions
3) lack of women teachers.

8. SOCIAL ATTITUDES TOWARDS GIRLS
EDUCATION
▪ After marriage girls are part of another
family. So, to educate girls is not
necessary.
▪ limited benefits in educating girls.
GIRL’S UNEQUAL ACCESS TO
EDUCATION
▪ Literacy
▪ Schooling
▪ Violence against women

9. GENDER GAP AT WORK PLACE

10. GENDER GAP AT WORK PLACE
▪ In the workplace, gender gaps refer to job
opportunities and salary differences.
▪ Statistics show that men often earn more
for the same work than women.
▪ The difference may be a result of the fact
that men have been at the top of their
professions longer.
▪ It takes a long time to undo the past, but bit
by bit, the playing field has become more
even.

11. GENDER GAP AT WORK PLACE
▪ When economists speak of the “gender gap” these days,
they usually are referring to systematic differences in the
outcomes that men and women achieve in the labor
market.
▪ These differences are seen in the percentages of men and
women in the labor force, the types of occupations they
choose, and their relative incomes or hourly wages.

13. KEY MESSAGES
EDUCATION
● Get girls more interested in mathematics and
science and boys more interested in reading
in OECD countries.
● Use apprenticeships to encourage women.
● Make schools safer and more affordable.
EMPLOYMENT
● Provide affordable, good-quality childcare for all
parents and paid maternity leave.
● Work pays for both parents.
● Address cultural barriers and the stereotyping of
women’s roles in society, business and the public
sector.
● Female representation on the boards.