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Gender and Education From the 1960's onwards, feminist sociologists highlighter the following gender inequalities in education. 1. Gendered language - Reflecting the wider society, school textbooks (and teachers) tended to use gendered language - 'he', 'him', 'his', 'man' and 'men' when referring to a person or people. This tended to downgrade women and make them invisible. 2. Gendered roles - School textbooks have tended to present males and females in traditional gender roles - for example, women and mothers as housewives. This is particularly evident in reading schemes from the 1960s and 1970's. 3. Gender stereotypes - Reading schemes have also tended to present traditional gender stereotypes. For example, an analysis of six reading schemes from the 1960's and 70 have found that: * Boys are presented as more adventurous than girls * As physically stronger * As having more choices * Girls are presented as more caring than boys * As more interested in domestic matters * As...

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