Gender School nd Society

This book contains 5 chapters which deals with the Gender School and Society Course Content Unit-1 Basics Of Gender:-Concept Meaning Scope of gender The difference between Sex and Gender – Gender discrimination The characteristics of patriarchal system and its impact on Women’s status The need and importance of Women’s Education its benefits.Unit-2 Factors Affecting Gender Discrimination:- Factors influencing gender differences and practices – inequality in ratio female infanticide feticide crime and violence Religious Physical Sociological Economic Political Legal Employment Psychological etc. Socialization process and its impact of decision-making Women / Girls Education Rural / Urban / Tribal Societies in relation to girls Education Women and Girls status at present in our Society. Unit-3 Historical Perspectives and Changing Status Of Women: - Epic Vedic age- kaikeyi Sathyabhama Gargi Maitreti Lopamudra etc Medieval age- Rani Lakshmi Bai Chennamma Rudramadevi British Age – Victoria Elizebeth Noorjahan Present Age – Indira Gandhi Sushma Swaraj Bandaranayake Kiranbedi Kalpana Chawala Prathibapatil Meerakumar. Unit-4 Legal Issues Of Gender:-Women’s Rights Legal ProvisionsEquality of Sexes Education and division of Labour – Home School Society Work place. Unit-5 Gender And Education:- educational provisions specially meant for girls Education Emerging trends in the field of girls Education – Reservations Gender as an influencing factor in course choices Women empowerment through girls education – its need – National Development. If carefully studied the book will undoubtedly augment the knowledge of the student teacher and broadens his outlook on the course he is studying. I hope the reader will study the textbook and pass the examinations in flying colors. I request experienced teachers to give their valuable suggestions to improve the standards of the book in its future editions.