Archive · 25 Sep 2026
Andhra Pradesh Textbooks Aim to End Gender Stereotypes Early
Andhra Pradesh has introduced new textbooks for children in classes 1 and 2.
Older books showed household chores as being done entirely by women.
The new books show men and women sharing these tasks equally.
Fathers are pictured working in kitchens with mothers.
Girls are shown playing drums and violins.
Men and women are also shown collecting water together.
The goal is to prevent children from learning unfair ideas about what men and women can do.
The books also explain that Artificial Intelligence can have helpful and harmful sides.
The state government is additionally working to improve the teacher-taught ratio.
New textbooks for Andhra Pradesh students in classes 1 and 2 show men and women sharing household chores.
The books depict fathers working alongside mothers in kitchens and men and women collecting water together.
Girls are shown playing drums and violins during musical performances.
Household chores are presented as being performed equally by men and women, at 50% each.
The textbooks introduce children to both the “good” and “bad” sides of Artificial Intelligence.
- Who
- The Andhra Pradesh state government, officials, and students in classes 1 and 2.
- What
- New school textbooks use gender-balanced images and introduce children to positive and negative aspects of Artificial Intelligence.
- When
- The new textbooks were introduced recently; no specific date is provided.
- Where
- Andhra Pradesh, India.
- Why
- To avoid gender stereotyping from an early age.
- State
- Andhra Pradesh
- Target classes
- Classes 1 and 2
- Household chores
- The books show 50% of the chores being performed by men and 50% by women.
- Kitchen depiction
- Fathers are shown working alongside mothers in the kitchen.
- Musical activities
- Girls are shown playing drums and violins.
- Water collection
- Men and women are shown standing together in line at a common public tap.
- Additional government effort
- The state government is working to improve the teacher-taught ratio.
