It is often argued that girls prefer to study art subjects like literature, home science, and history, whereas boys tend to take up science-related subjects like physics, chemistry, and mathematics at the secondary and tertiary level of education. This essay will try to analyse the reasons for their preferred choice of subjects between the two sexes and whether this trend needs to be altered.
TO BEGIN WITH, there are several reasons which point out the choice behind boys and girls. Firstly, most students accepts the choice which their parents decide despite their dream. Secondly, societal norms and pressures often tend to create this bias between boys and girls. It is expected by the society that girls will do better in arts-related subjects whereas boys will excel in science.
Cohether this, selective tendency needs to be changed or not is a controversial topic. In my opinion, it can be changed only partially because we can only change societal outlook towards a particular stream or profession. We cannot change the anatomy or physiology of the human brain. To illustrate, over the last 30 years, the number of female students entering the Indian Institutes of Technology has risen by 35%! This clearly indicates a paradigm shift in the Indian mentality towards the education of women.
To conclude, it is true that there is a definite selection bias in subjects between girls and boys which is partly due to biological differences and partly to societal beliefs. Societal mindset can definitely be changed over time to decrease this selection bias.
It is
often
argued that
girls
prefer to study art
subjects
like literature, home science, and history, whereas
boys
tend to take up science-related
subjects
like physics, chemistry, and mathematics at the secondary and tertiary level of education. This essay will try to
analyse
the reasons for their preferred choice of
subjects
between the two sexes and whether this trend needs to
be altered
.
TO
BEGIN
WITH, there are several reasons which point out the choice behind
boys
and
girls
.
Firstly
, most students accepts the choice which their parents decide despite their dream.
Secondly
, societal norms and pressures
often
tend to create this bias between
boys
and
girls
. It is
expected
by the society that
girls
will do better in arts-related subjects whereas
boys
will excel in science.
Cohether
this, selective tendency needs to be
changed
or not is a controversial topic. In my opinion, it can be
changed
only
partially
because
we can
only
change
societal outlook towards a particular stream or profession. We cannot
change
the anatomy or physiology of the human brain. To illustrate, over the last 30 years, the number of female students entering the Indian Institutes of Technology has risen by 35%! This
clearly
indicates a paradigm shift in the Indian mentality towards the education of women.
To conclude
, it is true that there is a
definite
selection bias in
subjects
between
girls
and
boys
which is partly due to biological differences and partly to societal beliefs. Societal mindset can definitely be
changed
over time to decrease this selection bias.