GS4 · 10 marks · 150 words

Gender inequality begins at home and then gets institutionalised at the societal level. Discuss.

Answered by 6 toppers · CSE 2021

Family, Society and EducationDimensions of EthicsHuman Values

Syllabus: Ethics and Human Interface: Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in-human actions; dimensions of ethics; ethics - in private and public relationships. Human Values - lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators; role of family society and educational institutions in inculcating values.

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From all 6 answers · about 130 words · 50% drew a diagram.

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Body

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Close

  • A way forward67%
  • A summary33%

The toppers’ answers

Aishwarya VermaAIR 4 · CSE 2021 · 126 wordsTheir whole copy

Opening · a definition

Gender inequality refers to differential treatment of men and women solely on the basis of gender.

Body · points and prose

Gender inequality refers to differential treatment of men and women solely on the basis of gender.

Diagram
/--> patriarchal / norms Discrimination < \ /--> Gender \-->/ stereotypes \ / Misogyny

Gender inequality begins at home:

  1. Birth of male child is celebrated and female child is regretted in many homes.
  2. Due to limited resources male child is given preference in food, education, health.
  3. Gender stereotyping divides the role of men and women.

eg Men - earning wage Women - water hauling, cooking food, (4) The environment of home is also male dominated which gets imbibed in children. (5) Women not given freedom to work, study on par with male. This gets further cemented at societal level:

Diagram
Division of Wage violence Labour disparity against - Pink collared to women jobs women - harassment - Glass ceiling - rapes

To target gender inequalities, the first step to reform begins at home. Beti Bachao Beti Padhao is a nudge towards this reforms

Close · a way forward

This gets further cemented at societal level: To target gender inequalities, the first step to reform begins at home. Beti Bachao Beti Padhao is a nudge towards this reforms

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