Education edit
The advancement of women in the field of education is evidenced by the increasing numbers of women as teachers and as principals. Of the primary teachers, 73.8% are women while 57.3% of secondary teachers are women. Their numbers are not as strong at the management level where only 52.1% of primary principals and 46% of secondary principals are women. This is an increase, though, from the figures from 1995/96 when 62% of the principals in secondary schools were men.[1]
There have been great improvements in the educational achievements of women in the last ten years. At the secondary (high school) and tertiary (university) levels, more women than men are graduating.[2] As in other countries, women in Trinidad and Tobago have greater chances for better employment through higher levels of education. The more educated a woman is, the better chance she has at participating in the work force. Even with higher levels of education, women in upper level positions face greater pay gaps than those positions that require less education.[3]
The educational system itself has been revamped in order to establish a more gender-neutral curriculum. The Education Policy Paper of 1993-2003 explicitly guided the country's educational system toward gender neutrality.[4] This meant that both boys and girls took Industrial Arts classes and Home Economics classes.
- ^ Morris, Jeanette (1999). "Managing Women: secondary school principals in Trinidad and Tobago". Gender and Education. II.
- ^ Millard-White, Cherry (11 Oct 2010). "Advancement of Women" (PDF). www.un.org. Retrieved 17 Nov 2016.
- ^ Roopnarine, Karen Anne; Ramrattan, Dindial (2012). "Female labour force participation: the case of Trinidad and Tobago". World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development. 6.
- ^ Sookram, Sandra (2009). "The role of educational choice in occupational gender segregation: Evidence from Trinidad and Tobago". Economics of Education Review. 28: 1–10.