Abstract
Expectations based on the gender of a person lead to certain bias and people are expected to act in a particular way according to the roles they are supposed to play. Just as many cultures around the world, in Bangladesh, men are considered strong, regarded as the financial provider of the family and are meant for the higher managerial positions in job sectors. On the other hand, women are viewed as the weaker sex, meant to be responsible for the family, expected to go by certain beauty standards. When women enter the professional world, they need to struggle to balance both their worlds. People with non-binary identities are always viewed as “other”. Educating people about gender issues from an early stage of their lives can facilitate their understanding and right balance about “gendered” role, expectations and bias, and equip them with tools to fight them in a particular cultural scenario. This paper focuses on the role of education for high schoolers in the context of Bangladesh and how educating about gender can help overcome bias to enable students to balance their different identities as they journey through life.
Presenters
Jannatul AkmamLecturer, English, Jamia Ahmadia Sunnia Mohila Fazil Madrasah, Chittagong zila, Bangladesh
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
Learner Diversity and Identities
KEYWORDS
Expectations, Identities, Bias, Other, Cultural standards
