Classwork at the San Alfonso Public School, near Santiago, Chili
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The Education for All (EFA) Global Monitoring Report 2009 by UNESCO suggests that countries continue to make progress toward gender parity in school enrollments, but full gender equality is proving more difficult to achieve. Full gender equality is not just a question of parity in attendance numbers.
According to UNESCO, girls in many countries are catching up or surpassing boys in achievement test results at the primary and secondary levels, even in the maths and sciences. Yet, at the tertiary level, some subject areas remain “male domains”, especially in science and engineering. In half the countries with data, women account for more than two-thirds of students in fields long considered ‘feminine’, such as education, health and welfare.
Why is there such a difference in educational outcomes? UNESCO suggests that how education systems are organized, whether teachers treat girls and boys differently in the classroom, and sexual stereotyping in textbooks all play a role.
What is your experience from your country?
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