What is the benefit of teaching life skills to both men and women?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Self-reliance and shared responsibility increase
Life skills such as cooking, household management, caregiving, decision-making and financial planning are useful for everyone. Teaching them to both men and women promotes self-reliance and enables responsibilities at home and work to be shared more fairly. Teaching such skills only to women can maintain an unequal burden of work. Exam tip: Use terms such as “gender equality”, “self-reliance” and “shared responsibility” in your answer.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
Self-reliance and shared responsibility increase
Why is this the correct answer?
Life skills such as cooking, household management, caregiving, decision-making and financial planning are useful for everyone. Teaching them to both men and women promotes self-reliance and enables responsibilities at home and work to be shared more fairly. Teaching such skills only to women can maintain an unequal burden of work. Exam tip: Use terms such as “gender equality”, “self-reliance” and “shared responsibility” in your answer.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 11 Home Science question. Chapter: Work, Livelihood and Career. Topic: Gender issues related to work.
