Gender Stereotyping in Schools: A Study in Rural Assam

Authors

  • ADITI Das Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Nalbari College, Assam, India. Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61841/pwf93h97

Keywords:

Gender Disparity, Stereotyping, Enrolment, science teaching

Abstract

 Developing countries face number of problems such as poverty, unemployment, malnutrition, poor educational
infrastructure, of which one of the most fundamental problems is the gender disparity in schooling. School
enrolments of girls are lower than the boys indicating that girls are disadvantaged in access to education. Apart
from various factors that affect gender disparity in schooling, an important fundamental constraint that restricts
attainment towards gender equality is gender stereotyping in school especially in class room activity. This
paper tries to identify whether gender stereotype exist in the classroom activity in the schools under study. 18
government schools have been selected from six blocks from three districts of Assam and a sample of 90 in
service teacher has been collected. A semi structured interview was also conducted to understand the attitude of
the teacher towards gender stereotyping in class room activities. 

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Published

24.09.2024

How to Cite

Gender Stereotyping in Schools: A Study in Rural Assam. (2024). International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation, 25(2), 278-283. https://doi.org/10.61841/pwf93h97