- Subject:
- Sociology
- Material Type:
- Module
- Level:
- Community College / Lower Division
- Provider:
- Ohio Open Ed Collaborative
- Tags:
- License:
- Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial
- Language:
- English
- Media Formats:
- eBook, Text/HTML, Video
Education Standards
Global gender gap grows for first time in 11 years
Left Behind: Girls’ Education in Africa
Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World, Section: 16.3.1
Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World, Section: 16.4.3
The Not-so-pink Ivory Tower (OhioLINK resource)
Explore the intersection of gender and educational outcomes globally and in the United States.
Overview
OER Text material
Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World, Section: 16.3.1
16.3.1 U.S.-centric exploration of the relationship between gender and education.
Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World, Section: 16.4.3
16.4.3 Brief summary of single sex education and the influence on girls ‘and women’s achievement and self-esteem.
Supplementary Material (Videos and Reading)
- Global gender gap grows for first time in 11 years ( November 1, 2017)
Video and article discuss recent widening in global gender gap, a measure that includes education.
- The Not-so-pink Ivory Tower by Ann Mullen in Contexts, Vol. 11, No. 4, pp. 34 -38 (NOTE: This source is available via Ohiolink)
Abstract: Sociologist Ann Mullen explores what it means that women now earn the majority of bachelor’s degrees. Rather than seeing this as a sign of a “male crisis” in higher education, this article concludes that the gender integration of higher education is far from complete.
- “A 21st Century Gender Revolution” by Sangyoub Park Contexts Vol. 10, Iss. 1, February 2011, pp. 58-59 (NOTE: This source is available via Ohiolink)
Abstract The 20th century saw women take the workplace by storm. Now, the revolution has reached higher education, as women outpace men in college graduation and continue to narrow the gap in professional degrees.
Data
Left Behind: Girls’ Education in Africa
This UNESCO report is visually stunning, providing easy to digest information about girls’ education in Africa. Interactive graphs are peppered throughout the report.