The Essentiality of Implementing Curriculum and Activities for Gender Education in Present Education System

Husain, Nazia

Assistant Professor of History, Shri Jagdishprasad Jhabarmal Tibrewala University, Vidyanagari, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan

Abstract

Gender Education is very essential and sensitive subject for discussion and analyses in present age of society. Everyone knows about benefits of gender education in society but hesitated for accept it. All educators in India are widely explained to society for implementing the gender education in school and college level as earlier. But some groups of society oppose to it and spread to rumors about its negative effect on society. In present time, society is in hesitation, as well as fear and oppression. Talking about gender education, discussing it, is not considered decent in our society. Because, gender education is a narrow interpretation of sexual relations between men and women. The reason behind this is that ignorance and misunderstanding of this education being neglected. Gender education is not just limited to physical and sexual information about men and women, but its scope is wide. Gender education includes many physical and mental changes, how different body functions, how reproduction works, communication with each other, relationships, decision making, sense of self, and respect for others. Sexuality is the femininity of a woman and the sexuality of a man’s body, mind, thoughts, opinions, emotions and so on. With the birth of a child, the question is, son or daughter. Accordingly, the child is raised, behaved. He expects family and society to do the same. Gender has consequences for speaking, behaving, dressing, etc. According to the traditions of the society, they expect the same and they have to deal with it.

Keywords: Family Education, Physical Changes, Objectives of Gender Education, Curriculum for Gender Education, Activities for Gender Education

Impact Statement

This research study based on Gender Education and this is very essential and sensitive subject for discussion and analyses in present age of society. Everyone knows about benefits of gender education in society but hesitated for accept it. All educators in India are widely explained to society for implementing the gender education in school and college level as earlier. The reason behind this is that ignorance and misunderstanding of this education being neglected. Gender education is not just limited to physical and sexual information about men and women, but its scope is wide. Gender education includes many physical and mental changes, how different body functions, how reproduction works, communication with each other, relationships, decision making, sense of self, and respect for others. Sexuality is the femininity of a woman and the sexuality of a man’s body, mind, thoughts, opinions, emotions and so on. 

About Author

Dr. Nazia Husain was born & raise in New Delhi and Complete Higher Education from Delhi University & Indira Gandhi National Open University. She has completed her Ph.D. in Medieval Period of History from Maharaj Vinayak Global University, Jaipur. She’s Currently working as an Assistant Professor Department of History at Shri Jagdish Prashad Jhabharmal Tibrewala University, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan. She has published research articles in UGC approved International, National Journals. She has also presented papers in National and International conferences, Webinar’s and FDP’s as well. Apart from this She has been given additional Charge of NSS Programme In-Charge and Conference Co-Ordinator and under her supervision mare than 15 conferences have been successfully conducted.

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