Most amazing truths about gender and education today.


Most Amazing Truths about Gender and Education Today

The world is experiencing a very wild turn in education today. The turns are really subtle and sometimes outright stunning. Gone are the days when education was reserved for the elite few and the upper echelons of the society. A lot has happened since the Prussian empire developed one of the most inclusive educational systems. Education today is opened to all and sundry, rich and poor, lowly and noble. In fact, education is the lifeblood of modern civilization.

Along gender lines, education has seen a serious revolution. The number of people that go to school has increased tremendously in comparison to the previous century. Recent records show that more girls go to school today than was previously recorded especially in developed nations of the world. In Sub-Saharan Africa, the number of girls that get at least, primary education has increased substantially but the number of girls that get post-secondary education has not improved much. Boys in Sub-Saharan Africa that have post-secondary education still outnumber the girls. The situation is better in developed nations, especially America and Canada where the percentage of girls with post-secondary education outnumber the boys.

The ever nagging problem of gender disparity is becoming smaller as more girls are encouraged to get educated. Even in Africa, girls are encouraged to get formal education via scholarship schemes and universal education programmes run by various governments in their respective countries. Gradually fading away is the concept that the female – child should not make education a priority. Boys and girls all over the world are now offered education without discrimination. Cultural and social influences are the major barriers to this ideal, most especially in West Africa and Central Asia.
Boys generally perform better than girls in Mathematics, Sciences and Engineering related areas of study than girls. One of the reasons being the way the male brain is configured. Boys have the advantage of a left hemisphere that is wired to recall facts and rules and a right hemisphere wired for spatial and visual motor skills. Till date, a lot have been done to break the subconscious belief that Science, Mathematics and Engineering are areas reserved exclusively for the male – child. A lot of girls excel at Mathematics, Science and Engineering today. Many girls now than ever have advanced degrees in Science, Mathematics and Engineering.

Girls excel in the Arts and Humanities than boys. This advantage stem from two main factors; a left hemisphere that is wired to do well at speaking, reading and writing, and a right hemisphere that is wired to allows the girl-child to have a natural flair for aesthetics and, freely express herself emotionally. These reasons have been shown to aid in developing the literary capacity that is very useful in the Arts and Humanities. This is not to say that the boy – child cannot excel at Arts. In fact, history is replete with men who dis extraordinary feats in the Arts and Humanities.

A major shock-wave has been sent through the world of education today. Girls have been proven statistically to perform better than boys in examinations. The only exceptions are Mathematics and Science. This most impressive development is the result of girls tending to use more of their free time to study than boys. Girls have also being shown statistically to be faster at learning than boys. This development has raised a lot of alarm as to the “underachievement of boys” and steps are being taken to bring the issue to the foreground so it can be addressed.

In conclusion, as Science and Statistics endeavor to spot the subtle differences between the male and female gender in education; stakeholders, academics and governments continue to ponder on various ways to give the best of education to the male and female child without leaving anyone behind. And as education keeps evolving, the stereotype about men being better than women is gradually being demolished.

References:                                                                                
www.unicef.org/education/index
www.nestweb.eu/policy-themes-outlines/
blog.lib.umn.edu/arurx001/myblog

econ.worldbank.org/external/default

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