Gender Roles in Azerbaijani-Medium Secondary School Literature Textbooks: An Analysis of Content and Representation

The aim of this study is to analyze gender roles in Azerbaijani-medium secondary school literature textbooks used in grades 5 to 9, and to find out how gender sensitive and gender responsive these literature textbooks are.The data collection method is quantitative content analysis, involving reviewing literature textbooks.The quantitative analysis considers five categories: the gender and number of authors of textbooks, the gender and number of authors of texts included in the textbooks, the gender and number of the characters and figures in images, and the occupational roles in the texts and gender traits most commonly observed.The results indicate that Azerbaijanimedium literature textbooks do not promote equal gender roles.Men and women are not equally represented in texts, visuals, and in occupational roles.The research recommends conducting research on all textbooks used at school level, analyzing their portrayal of the genders constructing new gender-sensitive textbooks.