Discrimination in employment is partly related to what happens in education. Namely, girls are educated within the framework of socially approved role models, in particular, they are taught the skills “necessary for women” in extracurricular activities and in some classes (e.g., labor lessons), and they are encouraged to continue their education in “female” fields and professions.

Following stereotypes in learning
Gender stereotypes are greatly developed and encouraged at different levels of the educational system by teachers, textbooks, and even school curricula. For example, girls and boys are separated in labor classes, regardless of children’s desire to learn a skill and based solely on gender-defined roles. Girls learn things that teachers believe will be useful to them in their adult lives: cooking, sewing, knitting, and embroidery, while boys are taught how to repair furniture and use tools. Implying that girls should be “harder, more diligent” than boys, teachers often place higher demands on girls.

Refusal to teach
Girls and women may be denied entry into selected professions or courses. For example, denial of admission to budgetary places in graduate schools is explained by the fact that boys need these places more to avoid going into the army. One prestigious school had a higher pass rate for girls than for boys on admission. In some traditional communities, parents themselves can keep girls out. The existence of a list of forbidden professions in some cases prevents girls and women from getting the education they want: they are not taken to study in the “forbidden” fields.