Role of curriculum in gender inequality

1. ROLE OF CURRICULUM IN ERADICATING GENDER INEQUALITY

2. Gender inequality in curricula exposes indications that female and male learners
are not treated equally in various types of curricula.
3. HOW TO ERADICATE GENDER INEQUALITY IN CURRICULUM
4. The curriculum should contribute to loosening the stereotypes and doing away
with prejudices.
5. Including sexual education as a part of curriculum.
6. Awareness of pronouns is vital; when discussing occupations or presenting story
lines or math problems to students, educators should make a conscious effort to use
�he� and �she� equally.
7. Create a learning environment that includes both cooperative activities;
research has shown that boys learn best competitively and girls learn best in
cooperative study groups
8. Curriculum should Including biographies of reformers
9. Ensure that the content of the course syllabus includes values and attitudes of
gender equality. Revise textbooks and learning materials to become gender-
sensitive.
10. Curriculum should include current issues related to gender equality
11. Curriculum should avoid pictures showing different gender roles of a particular
gender.

1. GENDER ISSUES AND CURRICULUM

2. � 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.
3. ROLE OF TEACHERS IN CHALLENGING GENDER INEQUALITIES
4. 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.
5. A. PROVIDING SEATING ARRANGEMENTS
6. Teachers should make sure that all the students get seating arrangements as per
their need irrespective of their gender or caste or religion etc
7. B. ARRANGEMENT OF NAMES IN THE ATTENDANCE REGISTER
8. The practice of writing names of the students as per alphabetical order
irrespective of the gender can be followed to ensure gender equality
9. C. ENSURING EQUAL PARTICIPATION IN CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES
10. There should not be any discrimination based on gender in participating in the
discussions or demonstrations or undertaking projects ,experimentation etc.
11. D. ENSURING EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES
12. There should not be shown any gender bias in giving opportunities to perform
experimentation or repetition of content and clarification of doubts etc.
13. E. ASSIGNING ROLES TO THE STUDENTS IRRESPECTIVE OF GENDER
14. 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
15. F. DISTRIBUTING LEARNING MATERIAL EQUALLY
16. 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
17. G. AWARENESS ON HEALTH EDUCATION
18. � 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
19. H. AWARENESS ON SEX EDUCATION
20. 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
21. I .SIGHTING GENDER FAIR EXAMPLES IN CLASSROOM
22. Teacher can use gender fair examples suitable to both the gender while teaching
in the classroom
23. J. MORAL STORIES FOR MUTUAL RESPECT
24. 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
25. K. MAKE THE STUDENTS AWARE OF GENDER EQUALITY
26. 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
27. L. SHOWING INSPIRATIONAL FILMS VIDEOS IN THE CLASSROOM
28. 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.a