As a teacher in a mixed-gender school, I have noticed
that the girls do not receive equal opportunities as the boys. The girls are denied
chances to participate in out of class activities such as sports and science
fairs, this makes them withdrawn and get a feeling that they are lesser than
the boys they learn with. Many lose school contact hours due to a lack of basic information
on menstrual hygiene and lack support to enable them to go through menstruation
with dignity, this drives some to engage in transactional sex or make them opt
for pregnancy to allow them a temporal break from this natural process.
With the learning I gain in this course, I intend to
be a voice against such discrimination whenever and before it occurs and I will respond to
such issues to my capability to help these girls, the school, and surrounding
community realize that if these girls are accorded the necessary support, they
are able to get to great heights both in academic, social activities and this shall be extended to the society.
I hope to learn how to be accommodative of people of
different gender, use the advocacy interventions at my disposal
and join others who are like-minded to help bridge the gender gaps.
It is my opinion that everyone in society should be
equipped with knowledge on matters regarding gender since there are many gender-related issues around us and conceited effort is required to handle them. I
would, therefore, not hesitate to widely share the learning I receive in the course as I believe it will be an eye-opener to many who might not be
cognisant of the effects gender gaps might have on individuals and the society
in totality.
Very interesting. Good work Sagao
JibuFuta