During a parent-teacher meeting, a mother mentions her daughter cannot attend…
2026
During a parent-teacher meeting, a mother mentions her daughter cannot attend extra classes due to household chores, while her son participates in outdoor sports. What broader societal issue is reflected in this scenario?
Answer: C. Gendered division of unpaid and paid labor — ConceptGender roles are socially learned expectations about responsibilities and opportunities assigned to people on the basis of gender. A gendered division…
- A.
Access to sports facilities
- B.
Overemphasis on academics
- C.
Gendered division of unpaid and paid labor
- D.
Preference for private schooling
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Correct answer: C
Concept
Gender roles are socially learned expectations about responsibilities and opportunities assigned to people on the basis of gender. A gendered division of labor appears when paid work, unpaid care or household work, education, and leisure are distributed unequally between girls and boys or women and men.
Application
In this scenario, the daughter loses an educational opportunity because household chores are assigned to her, while the son receives time for outdoor recreation. The contrast is based on gender and shows unequal distribution of unpaid work and opportunities.
Contrast
Access to sports facilities refers to whether spaces or equipment for sport are available; the scenario instead contrasts who receives time and opportunity to use them.
Overemphasis on academics refers to excessive academic pressure; here the daughter is being kept from extra classes rather than pushed toward them.
Gendered division of unpaid and paid labor explains why domestic work is assigned to the daughter while the son has leisure and sports opportunities.
Preference for private schooling concerns the choice of school management; no comparison between private and government schools is given.
Therefore, the broader societal issue is the gendered division of unpaid and paid labor.