{"id":197072,"date":"2016-03-08T11:28:32","date_gmt":"2016-03-08T11:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=197072"},"modified":"2016-03-08T11:28:32","modified_gmt":"2016-03-08T11:28:32","slug":"sexism-rife-textbooks-says-unesco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/03\/sexism-rife-textbooks-says-unesco\/","title":{"rendered":"Sexism rife in textbooks, says Unesco"},"content":{"rendered":"
Sexist attitudes are “rife” in school textbooks used in developing countries, according to Unesco.<\/p>\n
The United Nations agency, marking International Women’s Day, says negative stereotyping undermines the education of girls.<\/p>\n
It says too often female figures are represented in textbooks as “nurturing drudges” in domestic roles.<\/p>\n
This is a “hidden obstacle” to gender equality, says Unesco’s Manos Antoninis.<\/p>\n
Unesco has campaigned to provide education for tens of millions of children without access to school – and in many poorer countries girls are the most likely to miss out.<\/p>\n
This report highlights how female characters frequently appear in a secondary role in the books they use at school – and warns that it limits girls’ career expectations.<\/p>\n