FOURTH SEMESTER B.ED
GENDER, SCHOOL AND SOCIETY
Unit-1: Basics of Gender
1.1 Concept, Meaning, Scope of gender,
1.2 The difference between sex and Gender - Gender discrimination
1.3 The characteristics of patriarchal system and its impact on Women‟s status
1.4 The need and importance of Women‟s Education – its benefits
Unit-2: Factors affecting gender Discrimination
2.1 Factors influencing gender differences and practices- inequality in ratio, female infanticide, feticide, crime, violence.
2.2 Religious, Physical, Sociological, Economic, Political, Legal, employment,Psychological etc .
2.3 Sociolisation process and its impact on decision making Women / Girls Education
2.4 Rural / Urban /Tribal Societies in relation to girls Education
2.5 Women and Girls status at present in our Society
Unit-3: Historical Perspectives and changing status of Women
3.1 Epic . Vedic age – Kaikeyi, Sathyabhama, Gargi, Maitreyi, Lopamudra etc.
3.2 Medieval age – Rami Lakshmi Bai, Chennamma, Rudramadevi.
3.3 British Age – Victoria, Elizebeth, Noorjahan
3.4 Present Age – Indira Gandhi, Sushma Swaraj, Bandaranayake, Kiranbedi, Kalpana Chawala, Prathibapatil, Meerakumar.
Unit-4: Legal issues of Gender
4.1 Women‟s Rights
4.2 Legal Provisions
4.3 Equality of Sexes
4.4 Education and division of Lab our – Home, School, Society, work place
Unit-5: Gender and Education
5.1 Educational provisions specially meant for girls Education
5.2 Emerging trends in the field of girls Education – Reservations
5.3 Gender as an influencing factor in course choices
5.4 Women empowerment through girls education – its need – National Development