Missing voices in higher education – Need for inclusive policies
Dr.Girija K.S.
, Dr. Basavaraja G
Education, feminist, gender inequalities, higher centers of learning, stereotypes
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world” –
Nelson Mandela
At a time when more and more women are entering into education and employment and are equal participants in the eradication of social and gender inequalities, we still see the barriers surrounding them at each level be it professional, personal, research and in higher centers of learning as the highly qualified women also accept the inevitable situations as ‘normal’. They are also denied of higher opportunities and positions due to their gender which can have a lasting effect on their carrier. In Karnataka for example, out of the 28 state universities, we have only one women’s university and a Vice chancellor. If this is the condition of educated, qualified women, one can imagine the condition of women in post-graduation, research and other areas of higher learning. Why do we see less women? Where do they disappear? Or what roles are they expected to play in the society? Since our society has deep rooted patriarchy at all levels, higher education is no exception and hence men are preferred over women (since they will have to play multiple roles both at home and at workplace) since the complexities and changes in gendered division of labour are rampant. Gender stereotypes have given women a second place or they tend to be missing in the mainstream, their voices unheard most of times and have been hidden in the narratives of history. The discriminatory practices and lack of spaces have often left women and girl children at the mercy of patriarchal ideals. This paper would like to draw upon such varied issues in higher education from a feminist and gender lens. It is a theoretical paper based on secondary data.
"Missing voices in higher education – Need for inclusive policies", TIJER - TIJER - INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH JOURNAL (www.TIJER.org), ISSN:2349-9249, Vol.11, Issue 2, page no.a331-a335, February-2024, Available :https://tijer.org/TIJER/papers/TIJER2402042.pdf
Volume 11
Issue 2,
February-2024
Pages : a331-a335
Paper Reg. ID: TIJER_151231
Published Paper Id: TIJER2402042
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Research Area: Science and Technology
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