Prime Minister Dr. Denzil Douglas expressed concern about what he termed a gender imbalance at the University of the West Indies (UWI), which has been traced to the primary schools.
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, – St. Kitts and Nevis will introduce single-sex education for students from Grades Three to Six in primary schools come September.
Prime Minister Dr. Denzil Douglas said it would begin at three of the larger primary schools in the country.
He expressed concern about what he termed a gender imbalance at the University of the West Indies (UWI), which has been traced to the primary schools.
“The number of females at this important institution now outnumbers the males by a ratio of more than two to one. This imbalance, clearly, is not one that magically emerges when our young people arrive at UWI. It is a trend that has been developing throughout the region over time. It is a trend that can be seen right there in the Federation and it is a trend, the signs of which are emerging early,” Dr. Douglas said.
Prime Minister Dr. Denzil Douglas said it would begin at three of the larger primary schools in the country.
He expressed concern about what he termed a gender imbalance at the University of the West Indies (UWI), which has been traced to the primary schools.
“The number of females at this important institution now outnumbers the males by a ratio of more than two to one. This imbalance, clearly, is not one that magically emerges when our young people arrive at UWI. It is a trend that has been developing throughout the region over time. It is a trend that can be seen right there in the Federation and it is a trend, the signs of which are emerging early,” Dr. Douglas said.
