Gender Equity in Early Childhood EducationMain MenuIntroductionWhy is Early Childhood Education Important?Why is Early Childhood Education Important for Girls?How is Gender Socially Constructed in the Early Years?Why Is Parent Involvement Important for ECE?A Comparative Look At ECE and Gender EquityParent Attitudes, ECE and Gender Equity in The United States, Kenya and CambodiaKelly Grace33ad43180d3cbf24c9554a05e30c99611fd3ababDana Stiles1776c60122811f7ceb112aadf951353b993a2d54
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12015-11-27T17:19:01-08:00Kelly Grace33ad43180d3cbf24c9554a05e30c99611fd3abab580815plain2015-12-02T14:49:38-08:00Kelly Grace33ad43180d3cbf24c9554a05e30c99611fd3ababConclusionThe story of gender equity in early childhood education is complicated and nuanced. While many countries show equal numbers of boys and girls enrolling in early childhood education, gender equity is more than simply equal numbers. Early childhood education programs have the opportunity to promote further gender equity by constructing programs that can impact parents' understanding of gender equity and children's gender identity formation. While parents’ gendered attitudes do not seem to create inequitable access to early childhood education for girls, these attitudes can impact access to education for older girls. Gendered attitudes, therefore, impact a girls' access to equitable education and prospectives outside of school. This places ECCE programs at the center of opportunity to promote gender equitable attitudes. Increased parent involvement and targeted interventions that address the deeply held gendered attitudes of ECE parents, students and teachers could impact gender equity at all ages and lead to fundamental changes in the ways that girls access later education and opportunities.