“We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back.” said Malala Yousafzai during her speech on importance of women’s right. She was only sixteen; wiser than most of her peers, Malala knew what the core problem of the world was and sadly, still is: gender bias, stereotyping and discrimination. These problems have been considered as hot topics since the beginning of time. Instead of solving the issue, we continue to turn a blind eye. We even fuel the fire by teaching our children that gender bias is acceptable and normal. In this essay, I will be describing five images taken from various school text books and how they are related to gender bias.
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In the first place, we see two kids. The female one is holding a baby and dreaming about marriage. The male one is sitting in front of an open book, probably studying, and dreaming of becoming a doctor. It’s taken from a Turkish Elementary School Book, and being used to teach kids around age of eight. Second one is taken from textbook of Bangladesh English for Today. The title is “An Evening with Saikat’s Family”. At first, kids are asked to take a look at three images; a child reading book, a woman sewing and lastly a man writing. The second introduction is to read the passage, which is a short summary of Saikat’s family life. We learn that Saikat’s father is a banker, likes to write in his spare time. He also likes to listen old music. On the other hand, Saikat’s mother is a plain person. She’s a housewife, likes to cook and sew. She makes dresses and meets with her friends occasionally. Third image is taken from a Tunisian school textbook. It’s an activity; title is “What are the Thompsons doing today?”. Students are asked to put verbs in correct tense in the empty sloths. As we read, we see that Mr.
An average student spends at least twelve years at school, commonly known as the second home for many. …show more content…
In the first place, we see two kids. The female one is holding a baby and dreaming about marriage. The male one is sitting in front of an open book, probably studying, and dreaming of becoming a doctor. It’s taken from a Turkish Elementary School Book, and being used to teach kids around age of eight. Second one is taken from textbook of Bangladesh English for Today. The title is “An Evening with Saikat’s Family”. At first, kids are asked to take a look at three images; a child reading book, a woman sewing and lastly a man writing. The second introduction is to read the passage, which is a short summary of Saikat’s family life. We learn that Saikat’s father is a banker, likes to write in his spare time. He also likes to listen old music. On the other hand, Saikat’s mother is a plain person. She’s a housewife, likes to cook and sew. She makes dresses and meets with her friends occasionally. Third image is taken from a Tunisian school textbook. It’s an activity; title is “What are the Thompsons doing today?”. Students are asked to put verbs in correct tense in the empty sloths. As we read, we see that Mr.