A Sociological appraisal of educational parity in Iran

Abstract

Education as a key success affects the entire quality of life of both girls and boys. During the past half century educational gap has gradually narrowed. Through the provision of different infrastructures, educational standards have improved ___letting more females enter educational systems, and thereby, gender inequality has been minimized. The above transition has widely changed the socio-economic and cultural expectations of both females and males. Educational transformation has highly made the girls modernity-oriented. Gender parity in educational attainment has made the backgrounds suitable for further success. Levels of schooling, and closing the pervious gaps are yet continuing. However, gender-related barriers are being lifted, and consequently, many low and middle-income classes have been able to enroll their children for further education in science, humanities and arts. Such a progression will lead to further developments in the years to come in various sectors.
The research intends to discuss how the gender gap is mainly lowering in Iran through the women's educational attainment during the recent four decades. Though it may be a paradox of tradition and modernity, yet Iran has achieved it (Mehran, 2003). Through the inauguration of private universities in almost all provinces of Iran, girls could get admitted to the university system, and thereby parity of the two sexes started to appear so far as higher education is concerned. At present, more entry of girls is observed within this gender into the university system. Higher education by the girls and women has extensively impacted their lifestyles, their overall expectations and their talents. They are potentially very active in all areas of science and technology, but much tolerant versus the dominant unemployment in the country. Their tertiary education has highly affected their total fertility rate (TFR). Gender gap being narrowed educationally, is even well observed within the rural young females. The whole scenario will much affect next generations in the country, too.