Gender socialization among Pakistani preadolescents and adolescents
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Abstract/Description
The paper aims to learn more about how the lives of enrolled children is different from non-students. Findings show that while girls and boys are substituting unpaid and paid work respectively for the gender neutral activity of learning, there is no evidence to show that school enrolment changes the patterns of traditional gender roles as girls continue to perform more care work while boys continue not to participate in household maintenance or care activities. Also, public arena remains a heavily masculinized space, and school enrolment status is not associated with increased gender balance in these spaces: Although school enrolment increases time with peers and teachers at school and away from one’s own dwelling for both boys and girls, it is not associated with the increased presence of girls in public parks, libraries, community centers and similar locations in the public arena.
Keywords
Education, Feminist economics, Gender inequality, Time-use, Gender socialization, Social and economic stratification
JEL Codes
JEL Classifications: B540, I240, I250, J160, Z130
Session Theme
Youth Development and Society - Session - IIIC
Session Type
Parallel Technical Session
Session Chair
Irene Martinez Fernandez, Lecturer - IBA Karachi
Session Discussant
Dr. Zeeshan Atiq, Assistant Professor - University of Karachi
Start Date
3-4-2021 4:00 PM
End Date
3-4-2021 5:30 PM
Recommended Citation
Aftab, Z. (2021). Gender socialization among Pakistani preadolescents and adolescents. CBER Conference. Retrieved from https://ir.iba.edu.pk/esdcber/2021/day2/25
Gender socialization among Pakistani preadolescents and adolescents
The paper aims to learn more about how the lives of enrolled children is different from non-students. Findings show that while girls and boys are substituting unpaid and paid work respectively for the gender neutral activity of learning, there is no evidence to show that school enrolment changes the patterns of traditional gender roles as girls continue to perform more care work while boys continue not to participate in household maintenance or care activities. Also, public arena remains a heavily masculinized space, and school enrolment status is not associated with increased gender balance in these spaces: Although school enrolment increases time with peers and teachers at school and away from one’s own dwelling for both boys and girls, it is not associated with the increased presence of girls in public parks, libraries, community centers and similar locations in the public arena.
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