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Women are obtaining more then half of the bachelor degrees earned in America but that has not limited the earning and abilities of the working class man. Phyllis Rosser’s, Too Many Women in College? (2005) is used to expose the still continuing gender issues in higher education. It exposes the issue that yes, there are more women then men in undergrad and master’s programs but men are still outnumbering women in doctoral programs as well as higher paying fields of study (engineering, computer science, business). Still regardless of education women will still face the income gap. Comparing Lee’s and Shaw’s conclusion to the study by Investing in Futures Public Higher Education in America, Women in Higher Education both sources have come to the conclusion that women make up over half of students enrolled in undergrad and their is an uneven representation of women in math and science based degree programs. Janet Lee’s and Susan M. Shaw’s, Women’s Voices Feminist Visions Classic and Contemporary Readings is an accredited and well developed source that highlights the development of women’s

When you educate a young girl, she has fewer children, she takes better care of her children, she marries at an older age, and she also contributes to her country's economy. Therefore, why is the education of women so greatly underestimated in many parts of the world? This is a question that has caused many individuals to take action against the act of prohibiting a woman the right of receiving an education. To begin with, education enables parents, and the rest of society, to see the value of a girl. As stated in the film Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, "Educate a girl, and she can change the world around her." Education acts as a safe haven for many young women and as an opportunity of having an advancement

There is a lot of compelling evidence to support the view that changes in the education system has resulted in differences in educational achievement between males and females. There is no denying that the statistics show girls are outperforming boys at every level in education, but the question is whether this is largely related to changes in the assessment process and the way each of the genders is educated or whether there are other factors causing the differences.

“It is early indeed that children show an awareness of the message that… females are generally less interesting and important than males are… The (often inadvertent) bearers of this message include parents, peers, and teachers.” (Lips, 1979, p. 128.) The absence of gender equity can be damaging to both males and females. Surprisingly most of the teachers and administrators are unaware of this problem. Organizations such as the American Association of University Women (“Gender equity,” 2003.) strive to create programs that will improve equality within schools. The purpose of this research paper is to identify gender equity issues in the classroom and explore strategies for teachers to incorporate equitable

To make my point about women not being able to get the jobs they wanted with the proper recognition. I will discuss problems at the following universities Cambridge, University of Wisconsin, Oxford University, Stanford, Columbia, and University of California. Very qualified woman such as, Sylvia Earle she was an Oceanographer, Jocelyn Bell she was a Radio Astronomer, Esther Lederberg she was a genetic scientist, Chin-Shiung Wu she participated in the development of the Atomic Bomb, Liesa Meitner she was a nuclear physicist, Rosalind Franklin was a Biologist, Nettie Stevens was a geneticist, were snubbed due to sexism. Without exception men were given credit for the women's work.

Education is the foundation for most careers today. Without a proper education, it makes it very difficult to find a well-paying job. Women are treated differently than men in school; men are often condescending towards girls and expect less of them, which can result in girls having less opportunity. Teachers also treat the different sexes differently according to what is expected of them, for example “girls are praised for being

Thinking back to even before I started reading this chapter, I knew that most of the people seen in the education field consist of mostly women. Many of whom do not hold high positions nor are required to have advance degrees such as math, sciences or english. Although this is not through for high school as there seems to be an equal number of men and women teachers, when it comes to the younger grade levels, there are more female teachers than males in the classroom. From this chapter it becomes easier to understand the different biases in the world and why people view them the way they do. Not everyone is given the chance to understand that there are other options out there, most people are born into one way of society and spend the rest of their lives there never branching out.

This graph shows a significant increase of girls attending secondary schooling 2003 then in 1995. You can see how developed each of these countries have become over the course 8 years, which really isn't that much. Women are taking charge of their education and want equality in education as well as in the economy.

Education of women and girls in the Middle East has made progress in recent decades, however females still lack access to the same quality and quantity of education as their male peers. Women face obstacles such as limitations on what fields they may study, a higher standard of academic performance than their male peers to study in a given field, and segregation from their male peers at universities.

To begin with, separating gender at schools is the mains factors of inequality in education. If they were taught with different teaching techniques and subjects to face on. To illustrate, it it generally seen that boys are more stronger than girls, so they will focus on the PE, that does not automatically mean

Education is something often seen as an equalizer in the face of social injustice. The concept of using school and information to put different people on a level playing field is a noble but misguided attempt at social equality. Education undoubtedly affects the position of people in society positively, while creating an outlet to educate the ignorant, it becomes problematic when education is not an equal opportunity for everyone. In Adrienne Rich’s essay, “Taking Women Students Seriously”, she speaks of the inequality mainly affecting women while subtly hinting at the inequality present in education in regards to race and class. Gender, race and class are three characteristics that work together to create either a positive or negative profile for one’s education.

Sitting in my general biology class today, learning about amazing biological discoveries, my male teacher jokingly said “Did you know there are women in science?” then went on to joke about how these women who had just made an amazing biological discovery even had PhD’s. As he went on to talk about the amazing things these women did, he talked about the discovery like he had for the other ones made by men. If women can make biological discoveries like men can why are they looked at differently in their graduate fields of study. In this essay I will explore the gender issue in education through the lens of feminism by evidence shown in past decades and today. Education was primarily for men while women were not even allowed in some classrooms, while over time this has changed.

Many believe that the greatest source for a nations strength is to provide equal education for all of its students. However, are we as educators short-changing our female students? I believe the answer to this question is an undeniable, Yes! There are different ways and methods to change this problem in our society; hence we must first examine the source of the corruption.

A high-quality education is not only a need for every citizen in all countries, but also a fundamental right. This implies that everyone is entitled to it, irrespective of gender. However, this has not been the case not only in the United Kingdom, but also almost in all countries across the world. Disparities that are found in the many aspects of development with regard to gender have forced women to remain behind.1 In fact, in many countries, women were not allowed to go to school, especially before the Great War. Despite the fact that there are some marginal improvements in the British Universities, there is a long way to go with regard to disparities witnessed.1 In addition, the proportion of academics for women is higher, but the number in the higher education is still low. This implies that there is a need to find out whether there is a method of ensuring that women in the higher institution of learning are more than they are. According to the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), the gender pay gap in the British remains high and there is a little improvement that has been realized.1 Initially, there were many obstacles to higher education, which made them to concentrate on the household chores. However, the majority of them realized their potential after men went to fight in the World War I. Notably, during the war period, education was highly neglected, but was reconstructed during the

Gender equity in terms of education is about the socialization of men and women and the results of this process on the life outcomes of the two genders (Husen & Postlethwaite, 1994). In the United States, the education system is required to treat males and females equally. There has been much research done to compare the genders in all areas. In the past, research has found that women fall far behind men in many areas such as math, and science, but men lag behind women in certain areas as well. Over the years, many provisions have been made with the goal of equalizing the treatment of girls and boys in public education. These improvements are proven successful as women, as well as men, are advancing in areas where they tend to lag