Evaluation of Gender Perceptions of University Students

Abstract

Gender differences are differences between the feelings, roles, behaviors, and attitudes that boys and girls learn during the socialization process and that society deems appropriate for their gender. Gender equality in education means that girls and boys are not subjected to any gender-based discrimination in access to opportunities, resources, and services in the education process, and that they benefit from equal opportunities and are treated equally. The aim of this study is to reveal whether university students' gender perceptions differ in terms of demographic characteristics. As a result of the analysis, the gender perception level score was found to be significantly higher in female students, students aged 27 and over, students studying in the fourth grade, students studying in the field of social sciences, students whose parents' education level was university, and students who participated in gender training. The overall response average for the scale falls into the “moderately positive gender perception” zone.