Gender Issues in Societal Structure in Bangladesh

UNIT 1: GENDER ISSUES IN SOCIETAL STRUCTURE OF BANGLADESH

Chapter Outline

Structure

1. Introduction
2. Objectives
3. Family and Gender Issues
4. Women’s Human Rights
   1. The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
   2. The Importance of CEDAW
   3. Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989
   4. Implementation
   5. Gender Discrimination in the Educational Institution
   6. Gender Discrimination in the Textbook of National Curriculum of National Textbook Board

1. Introduction
2. Objectives
3. Family and Gender Issues
4. Women’s Human Rights
   1. The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
   2. The Importance of CEDAW
   3. Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989
   4. Implementation
5. Gender Discrimination in the Educational Institution
   1. Gender Discrimination in the Textbook of National Curriculum of National Textbook Board
   2. Gender Discrimination between the Teachers
   3. Gender Discrimination in the Class

Introduction

Since long run the women of Bangladesh has been struggling to establish their rights in family, society and in the state. The history of Bangladesh speaks that in any type of revolution or in constructive change, both men and women worked hand by hand. They put equal contribution in all these movements. We know that in the Liberation war of Bangladesh, the contribution of the women directly or indirectly is unmemorable. In the constitution the article 26, 27, 28 and 29, the equal right of the women is declared. Especially in the article 27, it is declared that “ All citizen is equal in front of law and the should be provided by the state same shelter. But practically in the society and the implementation of law, women are still facing discrimination. The male person dominates the patriarchal society, so the women are continuously they are the targets of violence. Though from stat and societal perspective man y steps are taken but these are not implementing because of the negative attitude of the society. The attitude and the stereotyping values is responsible for the domination of the women by the men. This is societal evil and it should be curb by society. Only gender sensitiveness could change the negative attitude of the society and could invite the overall progress for the women. To remove the barrier against women, society should be built on strong basis. And this basis will be our students or the next generation. The aim of introducing this unit in the social science book of class six is to make the students gender sensitive. By gender sensitive we understand that to make aware about the gender discrimination that has been developed by the society.

	Learning Objectives
After reading this chapter, you are expected to learn about: Explain about the attitude of the family regarding gender issues. Explain about the existing practice Discuss about the human rights & women equality & child rights Explain the gender discrimination in the educational institution. Explain the causes of gender discrimination State the remedies