Linguistic sexism in Qatari Primary Mathematics textbooks

• Main Authors: Mohamad Subakir Mohd Yasin, Bahiyah Abdul Hamid, Yuen, Chee Keong, Zarina Othman, Azhar Jaludin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit UKM 2012
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3263/1/pp_53_68.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3263/; http://www.ukm.my/ppbl/Gema/gemacurrentissues.html
• Institution: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Linguistic sexism and gender stereotyping are barriers to gender equality. If they are inculcated at an early age, they could be institutionalized and become part of the social code. Hence the school environment, where children receive their earliest education about society, norms, culture and the w...