GENDER ISSUES AND
CURRICULUM
• Education is a strong mean to bring social change.
Educational institutions can play a prominent role in
achieving gender equality.
Education is a strong mean to
bring social change. Educational
institutions can play a prominent
role in achieving gender equality.
ROLE OF TEACHERS IN CHALLENGING
GENDER INEQUALITIES
Teachers can take measures to stop gender
inequalities in the classroom practices . Care
must be taken to avoid conscious or unconscious
practices that lead to the issue of gender bias.
A. PROVIDING SEATING
ARRANGEMENTS
Teachers should make sure that all the students
get seating arrangements as per their need
irrespective of their gender or caste or religion
etc
B. ARRANGEMENT OF NAMES IN THE
ATTENDANCE REGISTER
The practice of writing names of the students as per
alphabetical order irrespective of the gender can be
followed to ensure gender equality
C. ENSURING EQUAL PARTICIPATION
IN CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES
There should not be any discrimination based on gender in
participating in the discussions or demonstrations or
undertaking projects ,experimentation etc.
D. ENSURING EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
IN CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES
There should not be shown any gender bias
in giving opportunities to perform
experimentation or repetition of content and
clarification of doubts etc.
E. ASSIGNING ROLES TO THE
STUDENTS IRRESPECTIVE OF GENDER
Sometimes a teacher will tend to call out the names of boys
for taking some responsibilities but not girls. This
happens unconsciously but leads to gender bias. Care
must be taken in this regard to ensure gender equality
F. DISTRIBUTING LEARNING
MATERIAL EQUALLY
teachers should ensure that all the learning material are
distributed to all the students equally without any
discrimination based on the gender of the learners
G. AWARENESS ON HEALTH
EDUCATION
• Awareness programs on health should be organized
considering both the gender. it should not give much
importance to any of the gender. Issues , measures related
to the health of both the gender must have given equal
importance in the awareness programs
H. AWARENESS ON SEX EDUCATION
While organizing awareness programs on sex
education also, there must be initiatives to
provide knowledge to both the gender. Separate
sessions and combined sessions may be
conducted at certain points as per the knowledge
to be availed. At present sex education is given to
girls alone but not to boys
I .SIGHTING GENDER FAIR EXAMPLES
IN CLASSROOM
Teacher can use gender fair examples suitable to both the
gender while teaching in the classroom
J. MORAL STORIES FOR MUTUAL
RESPECT
Teachers can use moral stories on the importance of mutual
respect between men and women in the classrooms. this
will help in inculcating values on gender equality among
the students from the school age itself
K. MAKE THE STUDENTS AWARE OF
GENDER EQUALITY
teachers can provide awareness on importance and
need for gender equality for a better society by
giving small talks or initiating group discussions in
the classroom
L. SHOWING
INSPIRATIONAL
FILMS AND VIDEOS
IN THE
CLASSROOM
Inspirational videos and films depicting the
need and importance of gender equality for
the improvement of the society can be
shown in the classroom during leisure time
or at some occasions.
THANKYOU

Gender Issues and Curriculum

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  • 2.
    • Education isa strong mean to bring social change. Educational institutions can play a prominent role in achieving gender equality. Education is a strong mean to bring social change. Educational institutions can play a prominent role in achieving gender equality.
  • 3.
    ROLE OF TEACHERSIN CHALLENGING GENDER INEQUALITIES
  • 4.
    Teachers can takemeasures to stop gender inequalities in the classroom practices . Care must be taken to avoid conscious or unconscious practices that lead to the issue of gender bias.
  • 5.
  • 6.
    Teachers should makesure that all the students get seating arrangements as per their need irrespective of their gender or caste or religion etc
  • 7.
    B. ARRANGEMENT OFNAMES IN THE ATTENDANCE REGISTER
  • 8.
    The practice ofwriting names of the students as per alphabetical order irrespective of the gender can be followed to ensure gender equality
  • 9.
    C. ENSURING EQUALPARTICIPATION IN CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES
  • 10.
    There should notbe any discrimination based on gender in participating in the discussions or demonstrations or undertaking projects ,experimentation etc.
  • 11.
    D. ENSURING EQUALOPPORTUNITY IN CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES
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    There should notbe shown any gender bias in giving opportunities to perform experimentation or repetition of content and clarification of doubts etc.
  • 13.
    E. ASSIGNING ROLESTO THE STUDENTS IRRESPECTIVE OF GENDER
  • 14.
    Sometimes a teacherwill tend to call out the names of boys for taking some responsibilities but not girls. This happens unconsciously but leads to gender bias. Care must be taken in this regard to ensure gender equality
  • 15.
  • 16.
    teachers should ensurethat all the learning material are distributed to all the students equally without any discrimination based on the gender of the learners
  • 17.
    G. AWARENESS ONHEALTH EDUCATION
  • 18.
    • Awareness programson health should be organized considering both the gender. it should not give much importance to any of the gender. Issues , measures related to the health of both the gender must have given equal importance in the awareness programs
  • 19.
    H. AWARENESS ONSEX EDUCATION
  • 20.
    While organizing awarenessprograms on sex education also, there must be initiatives to provide knowledge to both the gender. Separate sessions and combined sessions may be conducted at certain points as per the knowledge to be availed. At present sex education is given to girls alone but not to boys
  • 21.
    I .SIGHTING GENDERFAIR EXAMPLES IN CLASSROOM
  • 22.
    Teacher can usegender fair examples suitable to both the gender while teaching in the classroom
  • 23.
    J. MORAL STORIESFOR MUTUAL RESPECT
  • 24.
    Teachers can usemoral stories on the importance of mutual respect between men and women in the classrooms. this will help in inculcating values on gender equality among the students from the school age itself
  • 25.
    K. MAKE THESTUDENTS AWARE OF GENDER EQUALITY
  • 26.
    teachers can provideawareness on importance and need for gender equality for a better society by giving small talks or initiating group discussions in the classroom
  • 27.
    L. SHOWING INSPIRATIONAL FILMS ANDVIDEOS IN THE CLASSROOM
  • 28.
    Inspirational videos andfilms depicting the need and importance of gender equality for the improvement of the society can be shown in the classroom during leisure time or at some occasions.
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