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 CambodiaConclusionKelly Grace33ad43180d3cbf24c9554a05e30c99611fd3ababDana Stiles1776c60122811f7ceb112aadf951353b993a2d54
12015-11-25T18:04:15-08:00Kenya43Traditional Gender Beliefs and Girls' Educationplain2015-12-02T01:56:30-08:00Kenya exemplifies the need for deeper consideration of how early childhood programs can impact parents' traditional gender beliefs. Despite gender parity (equal enrollment of boys and girls) at the early childhood level, girls drop out of primary and secondary at higher rates than boys. Gender attitudes held by parents, which place boys' education and career prospects, indicate the need to directly address these gender attitudes in early childhood programs in order to ensure the long-term education benefits for girls.
