IDENTIFICATION OF THE UNIVERSITY TEACHERS’ GENDER BIAS IN CLASSROOM: TAKING STUDENTS’ PERSPECTIVES

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the male university teachers’ practices in the classroom regarding gender bias from students’ perspectives. The survey was conducted on450 students studying in B.Ed (Honors) at two public and two private universities of Lahore. The data were collected with a questionnaire consisted of 6 factors of evaluating gender bias in the classroom with 26 items. The results showed that the “teachers’ interaction” is biased for females. They give more positive “feedback” and motivate female students than male students. The results further revealed that teachers attend to female students more attentively and open-heartedly. They show their “expectations” for better work towards females however when there are challenging and managerial tasks, they prefer male students. They also use the man-oriented approach in the presentation of content and “utilization of language”. However, they do not object to the “Co-siting” and interaction of students beyond gender. It is recommended that universities should take remedial steps to make teachers assure for dealing with male and female students equally regarding academics.