Gender Equity

ERVING MARURE SOSA

What is Gender Equity

Equality: quality or state of being equal
Equity: fairness or justice in treatment

Gender: state of being male or female

Gender Equity Issues

Economic participation, health, education and

politics
Gender Gap: discrepancy in opportunity

United States: Gender Equity

As of 2014, US is at 20th place worldwide of 124 nations.

( World Economic Forum)

US ranked lowest in health and survival
54th in political power
4th economic participation
Pay gap, estimated women earn 80 to 90 cents for a dollar a
man makes.

US Gender Equity in Education

Educational gender gap has diminished over the

years.
Persisting problems : enrollment in advanced high
school courses, participation in STEM (college),
participation in high school sports and gap in
collegiate sports, and teacher biases
Boys also have problems: enrollment in college and
performance

Title IX
US Educational Amendment of 1972, Title IX
Prohibits sex discrimination on educational

premises receiving federal funding.

Has fought : Against sex-segregated schools
Sexual violence in school
Protecting parenting and pregnant students
Equal athletics

Gender Equality in Education

Classroom Solutions
Enforce respect for the opposite sex.
Create equal opportunities.
Accommodate any issues a student may have.

Resources
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/equity
https://www.aclu.org/title-ix-gender-equity-educati

on
http://fortune.com/2014/10/27/global-gender-gapamerica/
http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/articles/global-i
ssues-gender-equality-and-womens-empowerme/
http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/gen
der-equity-in-education.pdf
http://
www.aauw.org/files/2013/02/Where-the-Girls-Are-T
he-Facts-About-Gender-Equity-in-Education.pdf