CHALLENGES OF OVERCOMING CULTURAL CONFLICTS IN THE CONTEX OF GENDER EDUCATION

Abstract

Today the issues of cross-cultural communication and gender education are becoming a priority. The relevance of gender education is connected with the fact that at present the world community faces ever expanding international contacts, human migration, blending and clashes of cultures and numerous conflicts between countries. The objective of the study is to identify reasons why there is an urgent need to study cross-cultural gender differences, as well as develop such field of knowledge as gender education. The paper determines the topicality of the problem of gender education; to this end a student survey has been conducted to reveal the attitude of young people representing different cultures to gender issues and stereotypes. Besides, the authors cite a number of examples of culture conflicts caused by gender cultural differences and prejudices. The practical use of the results of the study of the cross-cultural gender component is manifested in the possibility of implementing a gender approach in the field of education. The results of the conducted research have shown that gender education is one of the ways to deal with the cultural crisis. Therefore, the initiation of cross-cultural dialogue, including gender education, should be considered as a priority task to resolve conflicts and contradictions caused by cultural differences.