Abstract

There is an indication of inequality in educational chances for boys and girls. The girls are less favoured in enrolment ratio especially in the vocational subjects of agriculture, business education and engineering. The situation has been precipitated by social, cultural and economic factors. This paper examined the effects of cultural expectations and roles, sex-stereotyped occupations, classroom lessons, and lack of access to education and suggests education of parents, increment in the number of female teachers in schools, re-examination of cost of education for secondary school as a means of encouraging and retaining girls in schools.

Key words: Cultural practices, female teachers, sex-stereotyped occupation.