The woman would be incapable of assuming civic responsibilities that demanded great intellectual efforts and life in society outside the domestic environment, such as school instruction. The school could be a disturbing environment for women, “harming all the efforts that…
In September 1995, during the fourth world conference dedicated to women in China, the then UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, told a packed auditorium: “There is no instrument of development more effective than the empowerment of women ( …). Women’s…
“I used education for emancipation. I taught my students to unlearn the lesson of obedience. I taught my students to unlearn the lesson of so-called pseudo-honor.” The speech is Pakistani educator Ziauddin Yousafzai, father of activist Malala, during a…
Understanding how female supremacy has influenced — and still influences — student education is essential to understanding the role of women in education. This determining mechanism for overcoming the paradigms that involve the historical context of the female role in…
Concerning the commemoration of Teachers’ Day, it is essential to review the evolution of women in education in two ways: education for women and education through women. The foundations of the current educational system began to be built in Europe…
