While the goal of equality is
to treat everyone the same, gender equity aims to respond fairly to the different
needs of girls and boys.
Girls' experiences, values, contributions,
self-esteem and achievement are undervalued and underestimated in schools
and communities. Limiting and negative stereotypes about what it means to
be a girl or a woman surround girls.
Gender equity programs acknowledge
the barriers girls face and work to foster their healthy development and
achievement. The goal of these programs is to:
- help girls to resist stereo-types
and view themselves as complex individuals with an emerging vision;
- encourage girls in their ability
to think critically;
- enhance girls' sense of entitlement
to voice their thoughts, feelings, and experiences and in turn to be
heard and
- promote girls' exploration
of a wide range of choices about who they are and the person they want
to become.
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