Perception of Gender Inequality among Teenagers Students in Pokhara

Abstract

Gender Inequality is a multi-dimensional and complex phenomenon. Women have always become the victim of gender inequality. The cause of gender inequality has also multiple linkages. The world wide effort through millennium development goal already started. The social development factors such as nature of mode of production, availability of resources, biological factors, cultural value system, social system etc are responsible to generate the gender inequality and other discrimination from one generation to another.This research studies the gender inequality perception among the teenagers. This research has been conducted in one of the Higher Secondary School of Kaski district. The objective of this study is to analyze, explore and find out the cause of gender perception and to identify gender role in decision making power in household work,outside the household and in study area. For the successful achievements of the above objectives, several tools and techniques have been used. The research concern with both primary as well as secondary sources of data but emphasis has been given to primary source of data as it is more reliable, authentic and close to reality. The researcher has tried to diagnose the various aspects related to inequality between male and female, its types and extent and the knowledge about gender inequality in Nepalese society.Furthermore, interviews with key informants were conducted to collect necessary and essential data and information. Mainly quantitative data were collected through preparation of interview schedule,and key informants interviews. Qualitative data were collected through the case study that has been carried out among five different respondents.The universe of this study is 272. Among them 119 are girls. 75 respondents have been selected purposively. The respondents are the teenagers with multi-castes,ethnicity, religion and language. The data collected from various methods have been analyzed qualitatively as well as quantitatively. Necessary bar diagrams, figures, tables have been used to make data more effective and reliable. This research area reflected all kinds of attributes that are usually seen among the teenagers regarding gender inequality which is the main cause for the degradation of countries stratus. The number of female population in Nepal is slightly higher than males. But in all socio-economic indicators like education, freedom, mobility participation in social works, etc.,females are far behind than their male counterparts. Females are marginalized and deprived in all types of activities. In all types of Nepalese family the discrimination between male and female exists, only difference is in its extent. Such inequality starts right from the birth of a child or even when a fetus is growing in mothers’ womb. It is still uncertain how long a girl will have to wait for the day of inequality and justice.