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Gender Equality in Education from Kindergarten to Higher Education: Policies and Practices

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Education is a human right guaranteed by law, but statistical indicators show that there is no equality of opportunity for access to the qualified education. Gender equality in education means that girls and boys, women and men, have an equal chance to have access to and participate in education, and that there is quality, equitable learning opportunities and outcomes. Education plays an important role either ensuring gender equality or nourishing gender inequality. In this section, the issue of gender equality in education will be evaluated on the basis on educational policies, curriculum, textbooks, and teacher expectations, as well as literacy and enrollment rates. Although these evaluations will be made mainly through the Turkish education system, the education system of the developed and developing countries will be handled.

…the Father of Men and of Gods…, Zeus made a great evil for men, a sweet and lovely thing to look upon, in the likeness of a shy maiden, and all the gods gave her gifts, silvery raiment and a broidered veil, a wonder to behold, and bright garlands of blooming flowers and a crown of gold great beauty shone out from it. Because of what they gave her they called her Pandora, which means “the gift of all.” When this beautiful disaster had been made, Zeus brought her out and wonder took hold of gods and men when they beheld her. From her, the first woman, comes the race of women, who are an evil to men, with a nature to do evil. (Hamilton, 1969, p. 88)

Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenges for reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance. (Kofi Annan)

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Siyez, D.M., Beycioglu, K. (2019). Gender Equality in Education from Kindergarten to Higher Education: Policies and Practices. In: Papa, R. (eds) Handbook on Promoting Social Justice in Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74078-2_112-1

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