Gender Sensitization: An Appraisal of the Roles of Teachers and Educational Institutions
Journal Title: International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 6
Abstract
Gender refers to social classification of men and women into ‘masculine’ and ‘feminine’. Gender is a social construct of sex that owes its creation to a number of social institution. Some of these include family, educational institutions, workplace, religious system, beliefs and norms . Gender inequality has always been one of the major issue in our country. The simple meaning of gender sensitization is the modification of behavior by raising awareness of gender equality and its concerns. It does not mean pitting one gender against the other. Gender Sensitization is one basic requirement for the normal development of an individual. Without being sensitive to the needs of a particular gender, an individual may not be able to understand the opposite gender. The need of gender sensitization has always been felt in the past and in the present scenario it has become more important. In a diverse country like India which has witnessed acute gender discrimination in the past gender sensitization is a need. It is very important to sensitize the younger generation so that they are more aware and sensitive towards the issue. In performing the above said function i.e. promoting gender sensitization among the youth, teachers and higher educational institution like colleges and universities can play a major role. Educational institutions and the teachers’ active in these institutions can prove to be decisive factors in promoting gender sensitization. The present paper is an attempt to explore the need of gender sensitization and the role teachers and educational institution can play to remove gender inequality. The paper will also ponder over the importance of gender sensitization and self realization among the common folk.
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Reetika Sharma
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