Gender roles in the illustrations of Colombian languaje textbooks
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Gender roles, Stereotypes, Inequality, Representation, Textbooks, Education
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In this research we set out to analyze the representation of gender roles based on the illustrations of the official language books in Colombia for the sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth grades. Critical Discourse Analysis from a feminist approach (CDAF) was chosen. The corpus were the images present in the textbooks Vamos a aprender lenguaje from sixth to ninth grades. The discursive strategies were identified and what these strategies reveal was explained. A total of 762 images were analyzed. An imbalance was found in the representation of gender, with 71% of male figures and 29% of female figures. A spatial and professional distribution marked by gender and racial stereotypes was observed, with a double marginalization of female figures, especially indigenous and Afro-descendant women. It is concluded that textbooks reflect gender inequalities, perpetuate gender stereotypes and biases that limit women’s perceptions and opportunities, maintaining and reproducing social hierarchies that affect women. It is essential to consider Colombia’s ethnic diversity in order to move towards a more equitable and fair representation in society, recognizing the importance of critically addressing the content of textbooks.
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Yildret del Carmen Rodríguez Ávila, Caribbean University Corporation of Colombia, Colombia
PhD in Education. Master's degree in Latin American and Caribbean Literature. Professor at the Caribbean University Corporation of Colombia. REDINA research group.
Fredy José Oviedo Galindo, Caribbean University Corporation of Colombia, Colombia
Teacher in training for the Bachelor's Degree Program in Linguistics and Literature. The Caribbean University Corporation of Colombia. Literature and Society Research Group.
Marco Antonio Castilla Narváez, Caribbean University Corporation of Colombia, Colombia
Teacher in training for the Bachelor's Degree Program in Linguistics and Literature. The Caribbean University Corporation of Colombia. Literature and Literature Research Seedbed.
Yair Ramón Rodríguez Martínez, Caribbean University Corporation of Colombia, Colombia
Teacher in training for the Bachelor's Degree Program in Linguistics and Literature. The Caribbean University Corporation of Colombia. Literature and Society Research Group.