ACHIEVING GENDER HARMONY THROUGH GENDER EQUALITY IN EDUCATION

The Gender inequality is the result of social practice, existing since the time immemorial. There had been continuous efforts to eliminate gender inequality at all the levels in education through social awareness, government policies and programs etc. Gender-based discrimination in education is both the cause and consequence of deep-rooted disparity in society. The present paper aims to bring out the cause of gender inequality in the field of education taking into consideration the background of this discrimination, the present state of affairs pertaining to educational system with respect to gender. It suggests different measures and possible solutions to attain gender equality in education which will lead to opening avenues for nonstereotypical choice of carriers and results in gender harmony. Gender must be integrated at all levels of education, from early childhood to higher education, in formal and non-formal settings and from planning infrastructure to training teacher. Gender equality in education can be achieved through various measures at the institutional level which comprises of teachers, classroom situation and curriculum developers, social and constitutional level through implementing of policies and programs harnessing the view of gender equality among the stakeholders