1.0Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Alwayshttps://citifmonline.comKojo Akoto Boatenghttps://citifmonline.com/author/kojo/Sexism rife in textbooks, says Unesco - Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Alwaysrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="EY8XPBkTIk"><a href="https://citifmonline.com/2016/03/sexism-rife-textbooks-says-unesco/">Sexism rife in textbooks, says Unesco</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://citifmonline.com/2016/03/sexism-rife-textbooks-says-unesco/embed/#?secret=EY8XPBkTIk" width="600" height="338" title="“Sexism rife in textbooks, says Unesco” — Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always" data-secret="EY8XPBkTIk" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> Sexist attitudes are “rife” in school textbooks used in developing countries, according to Unesco. The United Nations agency, marking International Women’s Day, says negative stereotyping undermines the education of girls. It says too often female figures are represented in textbooks as “nurturing drudges” in domestic roles. This is a “hidden obstacle” to gender equality, says […]http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/42BA/production/_88628071_turkishtextbook.gif