Gender Discrimination in History Textbooks at Elementary Level

Abstract

Gender is a concept that describes how society determines what roles men and women perform in society. Gender refers to the socio-culturally determined disparities between feminine and masculine. Gender discrimination is one of the most prevalent educational and social challenges in the present era. Religion, language, culture, tradition, education, the economy, and every other aspect of human existence all have an impact on it. Textbooks are one of the most important sources of information. Through its usage, children are pushed to think critically and imaginatively. Textbooks are crucial in promoting gender equality. The purpose of this research is to study gender discrimination in history textbooks at the elementary level. The current study used a documentary research method with a content analysis technique, which was followed by a qualitative approach. It was found that gender discrimination in text, and images was noticed. Male characters frequently appear in textbooks. Male characters are over-represented in textbooks. The presence of females in textbooks has been acknowledged to a lesser extent and gender is depicted unequally in textbooks. Keywords: Gender representation, History textbook, Element Level, Werst Bengal.