Gender Discrimination and Early Childhood Education in Australia

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
AND CARE

Contents
Answer-1...............................................................................................................................................3
Answer-2...............................................................................................................................................4
Answer-3...............................................................................................................................................6
References.............................................................................................................................................8

Answer-1
Young children are affected by the economic, social, and environmental factors in either
positive or negative way. As children are so vulnerable to the situations, they can be easily
affected by the many actions of their parents and adults. Usually, there are four main factors,
which affect the development of the child such as family life, health, child behaviour,
learning environment and the socio-economic environment (Australian government, 2019).
According to plan international, the report analyses the effect of gender inequality, early
childhood development, and discrimination (The conversation, 2016). Further, it undertakes
to analyse the effect of healthy growth and early year development of girls and boys as the
rationale of investing in the gender transformation roles. In lieu of that, it is seen that
authorities have invested in gender transforming through early childhood programmes, so that
it can break the cycle of promotion of rights of boys and girls, gender discrimination and the
advanced gender equality. Early childhood is the crucial stage of development of a human.
This is the time, when social, emotional, and cognitive skills are learned that affect the
educational achievement, wellbeing and the health. Among many communities, gender
inequality is one of the important root that causes children` poor development in early years.
Gender discrimination is the denial for the rights to health and integrity especially when girl
child suffer from low status and poor physical health and also limited access to education and
decision making which in turn affects the growth, development, and children survival. Due to
son preference, young girls often receive less nutritious food and opportunity to explore
games and their access to learning as compared to young boys. According to the research,
many countries right from the very beginning believes that boys should be prepared for their
future role as the provider and protectors. These aspects of the society and learning the rules
in regards to behaviours and the roles that has been limited for the children. Another article is
from SBS News, equality is a long way to determine for the Australian girls shown by the