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High incidence of gender bias in school textbooks: Which Indian state is topping the charts? – Times of India
NEW DELHI: Recent study into the content of school textbooks in India found a significant degree of gender bias, with the study focussing on both National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) textbooks and those produced by various state boards. The Centre for Global Development, a think tank based in Washington, DC, conducted the study, which examined 466 textbooks from 10 Indian states as well as 60 NCERT textbooks.The study highlights the entrenched gender stereotypes that exist in the language and examples used in these educational resources, raising concerns about the impact of such biases on young minds.The research, ... Read more