Understanding(s) of Education, Gender Justice and Human Development

Abstract

This chapter conceptualises gender justice, drawing on the different perspectives of selected feminist political philosophers, who illuminate different approaches and conceptualisations to thinking about gender justice globally. The chapter leads into a discussion of gender equality in relation to education and then critically reviews the frameworks which offer a different understanding of gender equality in education. Lastly, I connect these discussions with the human development and capabilities perspective of Martha Nussbaum and Amartya Sen and use the capabilities approach as an ‘umbrella’ gender justice approach to offer a normative and global framework. The chapter ends with a formulation of a capabilities list taking into account the socio-cultural/political context of Turkey and drawing from the empirical literature and research in a Turkish context.