THE LANGUAGE OF EQUALITY ;
"Making gender equality and education a reality by 2030"
"Making gender equality and education a reality by 2030"
Reetha Dinesh / JB Graves
“Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development, and building good governance.”
~Kofi Annan
The language of equality is not foreign, nor is it reserved for the privileged; equality is a human right afforded to every person around the world. Equality has never reached the masses because greed has prevented global leaders, teachers, and students from reveling in the achievement of impartiality. First came the fight to end slavery, then the civil rights movement, and not woman women are leading the charge to empower a new era of equality of opportunity; women are at the forefront of a global movement and their willingness to challenge the status quo is admirable, brave, and the future of societies around the world. Woman have steadily challenged hypocrisy by taking pen to paper and writing news articles, books, master thesis, and spreading their plight to anyone who would listen. Simply put, the language of equality is a human right and something every person regardless of their race, sex, religion, or social customs deserves.
People deserve quality of education which encompasses the right to equal opportunity as a fundamental human right that allows people of all social statuses the ability to improve their life through economic empowerment and personal/social development. Gender gaps not only persist in the 21st century, they plague industries and are responsible for woman being paid less than men for equal work. Ensuring equitable and gender-responsive education and empowerment in our systems is a crucial step towards ensuring male and female students of all ages have equal access to education and thus economic and social empowerment.
Education is a catalyst for the gender revolution which puts gender specific issues into the public domain so that people become more sensitizes to the plight of gender gaps in businesses, government, and its inequality around the world. Gender sensitization is imperative for changing the stereotypes and platitudes of both men and women but also the community at large. Achieving gender equality and parity is necessary because the attainment of such an objective within society will not only empower millions, but also spur economic development en masse.
Development of a curriculum that considers gender issues has already been created but its implementation around the world is severely lacking. While pursuing different education objectives in different fields further exacerbates both male and female bias, one area that is obvious with male gender bias is the field of artificial intelligence.
Looking through a gender lens, education must embrace male and female views while also mitigating their biases; all people must learn how different sexes, people, religions, and people in general think so that they are sensitive to others needs and utilize empathy as a core virtue within education and its rubric. Education needs to promote gender equality by being mindful that humans are innately different just like the iris of an eye or a person’s unique fingerprints. A rigid system will not work. A flexible system that is elastic and adjustable to specific needs can better propagate educational parity and improve retention rates as well as the ability of all people to empathize with those they encounter in society through business and daily life.
Gender parity and gender equality differ as its evident that parity is acquired when the same proportion of girls and boys are enrolled in educational institutions with an aim of enhancing their educational qualifications, skills and abilities and achieving educational goals. Gender parity may not be based on the merit system and thus a balance between equality and parity will not only be challenging, but difficult to achieve. You either promote the best candidates based on merit, or you promote based on gender equality. This delicate balance can be struck but every business situation, company, or government will have a different view on what works and what doesn’t.
Sensitizing students through courses in gender and women’s studies will play a big role in educational institutions that wish to achieve both gender parity and equality as well as empowering all people regardless of social platitudes and norms. These endeavors to promote women’s empowerment and gender equity through advocacy, capacity networking and gender sensitization are not only vital for social progress, but an important step for the fight against inequality and towards the achievement of human rights.
~Kofi Annan
The language of equality is not foreign, nor is it reserved for the privileged; equality is a human right afforded to every person around the world. Equality has never reached the masses because greed has prevented global leaders, teachers, and students from reveling in the achievement of impartiality. First came the fight to end slavery, then the civil rights movement, and not woman women are leading the charge to empower a new era of equality of opportunity; women are at the forefront of a global movement and their willingness to challenge the status quo is admirable, brave, and the future of societies around the world. Woman have steadily challenged hypocrisy by taking pen to paper and writing news articles, books, master thesis, and spreading their plight to anyone who would listen. Simply put, the language of equality is a human right and something every person regardless of their race, sex, religion, or social customs deserves.
People deserve quality of education which encompasses the right to equal opportunity as a fundamental human right that allows people of all social statuses the ability to improve their life through economic empowerment and personal/social development. Gender gaps not only persist in the 21st century, they plague industries and are responsible for woman being paid less than men for equal work. Ensuring equitable and gender-responsive education and empowerment in our systems is a crucial step towards ensuring male and female students of all ages have equal access to education and thus economic and social empowerment.
Education is a catalyst for the gender revolution which puts gender specific issues into the public domain so that people become more sensitizes to the plight of gender gaps in businesses, government, and its inequality around the world. Gender sensitization is imperative for changing the stereotypes and platitudes of both men and women but also the community at large. Achieving gender equality and parity is necessary because the attainment of such an objective within society will not only empower millions, but also spur economic development en masse.
Development of a curriculum that considers gender issues has already been created but its implementation around the world is severely lacking. While pursuing different education objectives in different fields further exacerbates both male and female bias, one area that is obvious with male gender bias is the field of artificial intelligence.
Looking through a gender lens, education must embrace male and female views while also mitigating their biases; all people must learn how different sexes, people, religions, and people in general think so that they are sensitive to others needs and utilize empathy as a core virtue within education and its rubric. Education needs to promote gender equality by being mindful that humans are innately different just like the iris of an eye or a person’s unique fingerprints. A rigid system will not work. A flexible system that is elastic and adjustable to specific needs can better propagate educational parity and improve retention rates as well as the ability of all people to empathize with those they encounter in society through business and daily life.
Gender parity and gender equality differ as its evident that parity is acquired when the same proportion of girls and boys are enrolled in educational institutions with an aim of enhancing their educational qualifications, skills and abilities and achieving educational goals. Gender parity may not be based on the merit system and thus a balance between equality and parity will not only be challenging, but difficult to achieve. You either promote the best candidates based on merit, or you promote based on gender equality. This delicate balance can be struck but every business situation, company, or government will have a different view on what works and what doesn’t.
Sensitizing students through courses in gender and women’s studies will play a big role in educational institutions that wish to achieve both gender parity and equality as well as empowering all people regardless of social platitudes and norms. These endeavors to promote women’s empowerment and gender equity through advocacy, capacity networking and gender sensitization are not only vital for social progress, but an important step for the fight against inequality and towards the achievement of human rights.
Gender equality is the process of creating an environment that provides equal and fair treatment to girls and boys, men and women, and other gender types defined by the “gender bread person”. Changes in government policies and applying holistic strategies can gain traction and make progress in the fight for gender equality. When the status of men and women, their access to products, services and resources, and their ability to contribute to, participate in, and benefit from economic, social, cultural, and political activities are equal, equality becomes not a thought, but a reality.
Attaining equality is not a short-term goal but rather generational regarding education, implementation, and analyzing the impact of what works and does not work. We must care about the entrance of people into the workforce and ensure they have continued education as well as interventions when issues arise that place undue stress or discrimination against people with gender issues.
Equality of education implies equal opportunities to accomplish goals and be challenge with work within a gender equality framework that focuses on real experiences and trainings that empower people to act with fairness, non bias, and an empathetic ear.
There are four dimensions of gender equality that are multifaceted within all human relationships. Several studies have established that the achievement of education for girls is not mechanical in transforming their lives to benefit from more economic opportunities but wealth and the ability to earn a higher salary or participate in the political process has steadily risen over the last 30 years. More Social mobilization campaigns aimed at increasing the status of women and girls will benefit society and accurately reflect progress in terms that can be leverage in research, business practices, and government structures.
It is vital to make sure that gender concerns are identified and addressed at the highest level of politics and spread into public policy and governance. Academics must have the knowledge of best practices regarding gender equality and treat all individuals they teach equally. The integration of gender awareness into our education systems is paramount to making progress with the gender revolution that embraces our differences but also our ability to empathize with all people.
Entry points for speaking about gender inequalities like enrolment strategies, guidelines and practices, curriculum relevance, learning environments, security, new technologies, and resource allocations should be given significant consideration and even preference in curriculum similarly to the pervasiveness of ethics in business, law, or accounting and finance.
Entry points for speaking about gender inequalities like enrolment strategies, guidelines and practices, curriculum relevance, learning environments, security, new technologies, and resource allocations should be given significant consideration and even preference in curriculum similarly to the pervasiveness of ethics in business, law, or accounting and finance.
Analysis of how precise educational programs and policies have an influence on girls and boys in different ways is vital for accounting for different roles, responsibilities, requirements, interests, and implementation of educational programs and their project design. The attitudes, approaches, mind-sets, outlook, learning abilities and perspectives are different amongst girls and the boys which allows our society the ability to leverage the benefit of differences for empowerment and economic opportunity. The identification of differences with respect to these areas is important for carrying out certain tasks and functions that benefit society and how people interact with the world they inhabit.
To promote gender equality in education, recognize and report on the indicators such as total enrolment of girls and boys, gender equality in enrolment, equality in the educational outcomes, and the completion rates of girls and boys, helps policy makers formulate measures and procedures to promote gender equality and not just the empowerment of women and girls.
By implementing equality in the procedures that govern education for women and girls helps to integrate their ideas and personalities into the fabric of learning for both males and females while allowing men and women to work together and collaborate on ways to achieve gender equality and parity. Deliberations on the social and cultural barriers that inhibit education for women and girls is as important for motivating change but also including all people to be part of the process; the sharing of ideas in a safe environment will allow men and women to make changes and improve outdated processes or education programs.
By implementing equality in the procedures that govern education for women and girls helps to integrate their ideas and personalities into the fabric of learning for both males and females while allowing men and women to work together and collaborate on ways to achieve gender equality and parity. Deliberations on the social and cultural barriers that inhibit education for women and girls is as important for motivating change but also including all people to be part of the process; the sharing of ideas in a safe environment will allow men and women to make changes and improve outdated processes or education programs.
How many more fatalities will it take for the glass ceiling to crumble and break, and to disintegrate? It took a well-read girl to be shot in the head to convince people to shift from bullets to pen; with ink, we get peace and when we read, we reason and wonder why it took violence and an almost a tragic death to change the world’s view on social norms and morals. There’s always an empty seat in classrooms and a girl somewhere with the want to learn could fill that void and achieve her dreams at a better life for her, her family, and her country.
In a sense, people need to unlearn the platitudes of the past. Education should not be something that one has to earn; we must feed curious and hungry minds with the right food for thought and thus personal and social growth. The problem with girls’ education needs to be placed front and center with other issues in society and thus openly debated for progress to be made. It’s time for this language of equality to no longer get lost in translation, to become mainstream communication, to set base as alphabets for language of education.
Women from landless households, from social and economically backward communities, and those living in the most backward regions of third world countries have all too often been forgotten by the educational and developmental processes. Adapt and transform define how education must change to keep pace with social norms in the 21st century. If you teach a woman, you teach a family. I believe if you teach a woman, you can also free a nation.
"The ABC of Gender Equality in Education Attitude, Behaviour, Confidence. (2015). Retrieved January 02, 2018".
The authors are Phd, MBA, International Human Rights and Academician & MSA, MIR, National Security, Policy Research, U.S Dept.of State}.
(Courtesy. Shafqat Shaheen Sheikh 0941997457)
In a sense, people need to unlearn the platitudes of the past. Education should not be something that one has to earn; we must feed curious and hungry minds with the right food for thought and thus personal and social growth. The problem with girls’ education needs to be placed front and center with other issues in society and thus openly debated for progress to be made. It’s time for this language of equality to no longer get lost in translation, to become mainstream communication, to set base as alphabets for language of education.
Women from landless households, from social and economically backward communities, and those living in the most backward regions of third world countries have all too often been forgotten by the educational and developmental processes. Adapt and transform define how education must change to keep pace with social norms in the 21st century. If you teach a woman, you teach a family. I believe if you teach a woman, you can also free a nation.
"The ABC of Gender Equality in Education Attitude, Behaviour, Confidence. (2015). Retrieved January 02, 2018".
The authors are Phd, MBA, International Human Rights and Academician & MSA, MIR, National Security, Policy Research, U.S Dept.of State}.
(Courtesy. Shafqat Shaheen Sheikh 0941997457)
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