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Gender differences in education are a type of sex discrimination in the education system affecting both men and women during and after their educational experiences. Men are more likely to be literate on a global average, although higher literacy scores for women are prevalent in many countries.

The gender based inequalities in education prevalent around the world, according to UNESCO, are mainly determined by “poverty, geographical isolation, minority status, disability, early marriage, pregnancy and gender-based violence”.

On an average, girls are more motivated than boys to perform well in schools and colleges – at least during elementary level. By the time girls reach high school, however, some may try to down play their own academic ability to make themselves more likeable by both sexes (Davies, 2005).

Even if this occurs, it does not affect their grades; from kindergarten through twelfth grade, girls earn slightly higher average grades than boys (Freeman, 2004).

This fact does not lead to similar achievement, however, because as youngsters move into high school, they tend to choose courses or subjects conventionally associated with their gender –math and science for boys, in particular, and literature including the arts subjects for girls.

By the end of high school level, this difference in course selection makes a measurable difference the academic performance of boys and girls in these subjects.

So, as we have reached towards the end of this blog we can conclude by saying that the status of men and women in every field is quite interpretative. How much are they equal or are not completely depends upon the point of view of a particular individual.

At last, I would urge my readers to stay tuned with me for more such blogs on various interesting topics. Thanks & regards,

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In this blog, we shall discuss the economic aspect. The gender pay gap (or the gender wage gap) is a metric that tells us the difference in remuneration (or wages, or income) between men and women. It’s a measure of inequality and captures a concept that is broader than the concept of ‘equal pay for equal work’.

Differences in remuneration between men and women capture the differences in line with possible dimensions, including education, experience and occupation of a person in the workforce. Discrimination in ‘hiring practices’ can exist in the absence of wage gaps – for example, if women know that they will be treated unfairly, then they may not choose to join the labour market.

Similarly, it is possible to witness large pay gaps in the absence of discrimination in hiring practices – for example, if women get fair treatment but apply for lower-paid jobs.

The implication is that observing differences in remuneration between men and women is neither necessary nor sufficient to prove discrimination in the workplace. Both discrimination and inequality are important. However, they are not one and the same.

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In continuance to what I had talked about in my last blog, there is a lot of disparity between men and women in the socio-political field as well. In the last 30 years, there was a rise in the political gender gap. A data of the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) shows that a larger proportion of the women vote in US elections as compared to men. Women tend to differ from men in several political issues endorsing more welfare policies and progressive policy changes. They are less racist than men. Social dominance orientation (SDO) has been theorised to account for the political gender differences. Men have higher average of SDO level than women, with everything else equal.

In this chapter, let’s discuss the research findings on gender differences in the SDO of activists in political parties that range from extreme left-wing to extreme right-wing.

In our societies, men and women usually play different roles in the group-based hierarchy. Men tend to join in more numbers in police, military and as lawyers, judges and business executives. Whereas, women are seen in a sizable number working as teachers, social workers, midwives and volunteers etc. Overall, men are more inclined to joining institutions or hold roles that enhance hierarchy and women to institutions that diminish hierarchy. The SDO maintains that those who occupy positions in society reinforcing the existing group inequality or strengthening in-group status are more likely to be social dominance oriented than what the out-groups are.

As you see, there is a lot to discuss about this topic. Isn’t it? To gather more information, I urge you to wait for my next blog.

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Hello guys, “A nation will be empowered only when its women population got empowered.”

With this famous quote of India’s former president Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, I welcome you to my blog. Friends, as we celebrate March 8 as International Women’s Day every year, we always talk about equity and equality between men and women, which we think is essential in keeping pace with the changing times. But, do we ever think of why and how men and women are actually different from each other in their very own way!

Here is a very special series of blogs for you that tell about the difference between men and women taking into account various aspects of life.

If we take into account the psychological aspect into consideration, there is a great deal of distinction prevalent between the characteristics of men and women. To start with, the characteristics of men & women and boys & girls are socially constructed; more so, those define their genders. This includes the social norms, behaviour patterns and roles associated with being a man or woman and the typical relationships seen between the two genders as well. As a social construct, of course, the gender gap varies from society to society and can change over time. It is the gap in any area between men and women in terms of their levels of participation, access, rights, remuneration and/or benefits.

With this it can be said, the researchers conclude that men and women experience the same amount of emotion, but that women are more likely to express their emotions. Women are known to have anatomically and differently shaped tear glands than men having more of the prolactin hormone, which is present in the tear glands of an adult.

On an average, the males are more assertive and have a higher sense of self-esteem. On the contrary, females are higher than males in extraversion, anxiety, trust, and especially, tender-mindedness (e.g, nurturance). Men prefer working with things, and women prefer working with people.

With this, I urge you guys to wait for my next blog to know more about the topic.