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Gender Disparity in Education

Many sociologists have studied the process of gender socialization and identified differences between female and male behaviours. The process of socialization starts with birth when the family treats a child according to his or her sex in a potentially different way. The socialization of gender roles begins in delivery rooms including a blue dress for boys and a pink dress for girls. Baby enters the world that is updated with language and symbols which shapes its conception of gender stereotypes and gender roles. Girl and boy children learn through interaction and try to develop their stages of personality. They try to develop their gender identity starting their sensorimotor stage of personality development to the formal operational stage of personality. During these stages of personality development, girls and boys learn differently to play with toys, recognize objects and symbols, and the ability to analyze objects logically in later stages. This primary learning in femininity and masculinity develops an opinion about gender differences that may not change over time.  Do you think that Equality is a reality or a myth considering the roles of men and women in a society?

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