Literacy Gender in Elementary School Education

Abstract

There is a lot of research on gender understanding in schools which shows that there are still teachers who show discriminatory values, attitudes, and behaviors towards their students. The teacher's lack of awareness and understanding of the correct gender concept is one of the causes of this bias condition. This is exacerbated when the teachers do not realize that the behaviors that are shown are gender-biased. The teachers assume that the patterns of attitudes and behavior that are usually carried out so far are part of the community's culture which is considered correct. The paper is written using the literature review method and a comparative study approach. This paper describes the literacy of gender and gender-based education in Indonesia-Malaysia. In Indonesia and Malaysia, the dominance of women in public areas, especially in the field of education, does not seem to have had a significant impact on women's dominance in decision-making and leadership. Both countries are still dominated by a patriarchal culture that considers that the role of leaders and decision-makers is an area of the men's role.