Are Men Different from Women?GENDER SENSITIVITYNcbts: Domain 3 – Diversity of Learners, Domain 4-Curriculum

What do I need to learn?

•Distinguish the roles that teachers should play to address gender sensitivity issues;•Find ways and means to promote gender awareness among parents and teachers;

What do I need to Know?

1.Terms Used Related to Gender Sensitivity

2.How to Promote Gender Awareness in Parents and Teachers

3.Gender Mainstreaming4.Roles Teachers Should Play to Address

Gender Sensitivity Issues

1. TERMS USED RELATED TO GENDER SENSITIVITY

Gender Gender awareness Gender sensitivity

2. How to Promote Gender Awareness in Parents and

Teachers?1.CURRICULUM/TEXT2.EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM3.GUIDELINES BY GENDER EXPERTS4.ROLE OF GOVERNMENTAL AND

NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION

5. USE OF GENDER SENSITIVE VOCABULARY6. EDUCATIONAL POLICIES7. TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS8. EXTRA FRINGE BENEFITS9. SCHOOL-PARENT PARTNERSHIPS

10. GENDER TRAININGS/SENSITIZATION SESSIONS11. MONITORING12. GENDER SENSITIVITY COUNSELLING13. ALLOCATION OF BUDGET14. COMMITMENT FROM SENIOR LEADERSHIP/GOVERNMENT

15.GENDER SENSITIVE ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE

16.GENDER AUDIT17.CREATION OF A GENDER

RESPONSIVE SCHOOL18.INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF SPECIAL

COMMITTEES/GROUP IN ACADEMIC SETTINGS

19. GENDER MAINSTREAMING20. ROLE OF MEDIA

3. GENDER MAINSTREAMING

HOW TO ADOPT GENDER

MAINSTREAMINGTrain Teachers in Gender

Education

Conduct Gender Analysis

Strengthen School-parent partnership on gender

issues

Train for Gender Sesitivity Key Officials should

undergo gender sensitivity training

sessions

Develop set of criteria to rid textbooks of

gender bias and sex steriotyping

Review policies for possible

discriminatory clauses

ROLES THAT THE

TEACHERS SHOULD PLAY TO ADDRESS

GENDER SENSITIVITY

ISSUES

Understand Gender Roles

and Expectations

Attend Gender

Trainings

Cooperate with

Government and Non-Governmen

t Organizatio

n

Strive to work hand

in hand with school administrat

orsPromote Gender

responsive school

Conduct Researches

Find appropriate

time to raise

gender issues

Initiate Information Disseminati

on campaign

gender-fair education

Treat every boy and girl

equally

“A state that does not educate and train women is like a man who only trains his right arm.” ― Jostein Gaarder, Sophie's World