Gender Attitude and its Impacts on Literacy (Case Study: Khash City)

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate some of the socio-economic and cultural factors affecting gender-educational inequality in Khash city.Methodology: The statistical population of the study consisted of all parents with boys and girls, 80 of whom were randomly selected. Data were analyzed by SPSS software in two parts: descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. Descriptive statistics, mean, percentage, frequency, and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data.Findings: The results of the study show that: 1- The mean and standard deviation of ideology are 6.41 and 1.95. Therefore, the difference of mean ideology in gender inequality is statistically significant. Therefore, it can be concluded that cultural factors, ideology and marriage at an early age of girls are effective factors in gender-educational inequality in Khash city. 2. The mean and standard deviation of mother's literacy is 1.77 and 0.96, and as a result, maternal education is an important factor in girls' continuing education.Conclusion: Economic factors such as income are directly related to gender-educational inequality, and parental gender socialization and traditional family-based thinking that girls' education is useless will create educational inequality in the region.