Abstract
Hijra is a term given to the intersex, hermaphrodite and, transgender people who are part of the Hijra community in Bangladesh. In 2013 Bangladesh government gave the official recognition of Hijras as a third gender community. But the society still thing Hijras are aliens they are not supposed to live in society and have a life. Though Hijras have official recognition of their sexual identity they are far away to get social recognition. Education is a basic need for every single person in the world, and education is the best medium of communication to construct the social identity of a person. According to Bangladesh, education policy education is for all. Hijras are also included in the term ‘all.’ Though they have all the right of being a citizen of the people republic of Bangladesh, we never seen a Hijra in school, college, or any other educational institution. Using a qualitative analysis, this study will focus on why Hijras are not participating in the mainstream education system of Bangladesh though they have official recognition as a third gender community. This paper will also focus on the role of society in making this decimation in the education system.
Highlights
Man, women, and Hijras are humans of the same society, but society has created the gender identity of men and women differently
When we dig deep to understand this problem, we have found that our education system is participation in mainstream education in Bangladesh has d one before
The research found that Hijra people have next to no participation in mainstream education in Bangladesh
Summary
Abstract- Hijra is a term given to the intersex, hermaphrodite and, transgender people who are part of the Hijra community in Bangladesh. In 2013 Bangladesh government gave the official recognition of Hijras as a third gender community. This study will focus on why Hijras are not participating in the mainstream education system of Bangladesh though they have official recognition as a third gender community. In 2013 Bangladesh government gave the education for all including any gender identity to official recognition of Hijras as a third gender community. This research paper utilizes the co-cultural theory by Mark Orbe and Muted group a) Research Gap Some dissociated researches on gender sensitivity found in textbooks or in the curriculum of theory by Ardener This study use these theories to understand mainstream education in Bangladesh.
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