Title:
GENDER EQUALITY IS NOT ENOUGH: WHAT TEACHERS HAVE TAUGHT ME ABOUT JUSTICE?

Authors:
Avelina M. Aquino ,Philippines

Abstract:
In a democratic society, people make decisions on the benefit of and justice to the majority. Justice is taught in the classroom if it is reflective of gender equality. Gender equality in the classroom means creating a learning environment in which students are participants, in which all positions are equally respected without necessarily being equally valued. The researchers used the 32 student participants from Bachelor of Technical Teacher Education (BTTE) in the College of Education of Bulacan State University-Pulilan Extension during the 1st semester of school year 2019-2020. A descriptive-correlational method was utilized; Pearson r was used to determine the relationship between gender equality and justice teaching. Also, z-test was used to test the significance. When it comes to gender equality, empowerment (EMP) stood out among the five dimensions. In terms of teaching justice in the classroom, both inequality (INE) and bigotry (BIG) were on top of discrimination (DIS). It was found that there is a moderate positive correlation between gender equality and justice in the classroom. For these findings, the researchers concluded that 1) empowerment dominates gender equality in the classroom; 2) both inequality and bigotry are evident in the classroom; 3) since there is a moderate positive correlation between gender equality and justice in the classroom, the researchers rejected the null hypothesis. Conclusions were drawn; and recommendations were offered.