Education Ministry urged to examine student dropout from gender perspective

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Former deputy education minister Teo Nie Ching called for the Education Ministry to conduct a survey on the dropout rates of male and female students after schools are reopened.Speaking in an online forum yesterday (March 8), she said it is crucial for the ministry to examine the dropout rate from a gender perspective."We noticed that when secondary school education is not compulsory, due to some family issues, parents have the tendency to not send their girls to school."Sometimes they even think that marrying their girls off is one of the solutions. Or it is because the family actually needs an extra hand to make kuih-muih. Even though the girl is very keen on learning, the parents refuse to send her to school."The parents will ask, 'Who would help us make kuih-muih if our girls go to school? And what do I sell to make a living?'" Teo shared, stres…