Gender Discourses as a ‘Technology of Power’ in Nepalese Primary Level Textbooks

• DOI: 10.3126/mef.v9i0.33593
• Publication Date: 2020-12-22T21:07:15Z
• Authors: Pragya Paneru
• Keywords: Gender Equity; Gender Bias; Gender gap; Gender psychology

The Gender gap is one of the most prominent problems in context Nepal. Even if Nepal constitution promotes gender equality and equity, there still a huge between male female. Women lag literary percentage, nutritional health conditions, ownership, employment opportunities. One obstacles path our systemic education materials especially textbooks which reinforce stereotypical concept female through textbook representations. Researchers have shown that stereotypes been seen highly developed countries like America, Australia, Hongkong. In this context, all compulsory grade four five prescribed by Curriculum Development Centre were observed. books, representations characters found. Most men women presented doing conventional roles, male-centered themes are found narratives. This research claims when attitude regarding transferred to young children, it ultimately reproduces similar gendered personalities helps maintain gap. uses ‘technology power’ Foucault interpret textbooks. A Ccritical Discourse Analysis has used analyze data from findings suggest biased suggesting binary could potentially affect learners both as fosters false knowledge overburdens whereas humiliates females.