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A Social Cartography of Gender in Education

Visualizing Private and Public Spheres and Interconnecting Forces

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Part of the book series: Pittsburgh Studies In Comparative and International Education ((PSCIE,volume 1))

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In this chapter I discuss how gender manifests itself in the educational field, examining how this phenomenon is framed in public policy and how in fact it functions. I will present its features employing a social cartography framework. My basic argument is that since gender is a pervasive social phenomenon—which implies that it operates at multiple levels—it must be examined holistically if we are to advance in the modification of gender beliefs and dynamics.

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Stromquist, N.P. (2011). A Social Cartography of Gender in Education. In: Weidman, J.C., Jacob, W.J. (eds) Beyond the Comparative. Pittsburgh Studies In Comparative and International Education, vol 1. SensePublishers. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-722-6_10

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