Education in Hungary risks being 'too feminine', says study

Hungary's State Audit Workplace (NAO) has expressed concern that the nation's training system dangers being “too female”.

In a brand new research, the authority warned that Hungary's training might pose demographic challenges and impression the event of boys.

“The phenomenon referred to as ‘pink training’ has quite a few financial and social penalties,” it wrote.

"If training favours female traits [such as] emotional and social maturity [and] due to this fact causes an over-representation of girls at college, [gender] equality will probably be considerably weakened."

The state physique -- which is near nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán -- additionally warned that males who're extra inclined to take dangers and be entrepreneurial will be unable to totally develop their potential.

The NAO report acknowledged that this will result in "psychological and behavioural issues" when their creativity and innovation are "obligatory for the optimum growth of the financial system".

The audit workplace additionally says that “pink training” might trigger “demographical issues” as educated girls can be unable to seek out equally educated spouses, “which might result in a decline in fertility”.

The research -- issued final month -- was first printed by the Nepszava newspaper on Thursday.

Like in lots of European international locations, Hungary's instructing career is dominated by girls (82%).

However the research has been slammed by liberal opposition MP Endre Toth, who stated on Fb that speak of masculine and female qualities was "full scientific nonsense".

"It's time to take off the glasses of the final century," he added.

Hungarian PM Orbán has promoted a "conservative revolution" since returning to energy in 2010 and has pledged to encourage the beginning fee whereas denigrating immigration and banning LGBTQ content material for kids.

In 2019, the Council of Europe’s Human Rights Commissioner famous " a regression of girls’s rights and gender equality in Hungary".

Though Hungary just lately swore in a feminine president -- Katalin Novak -- justice minister Judit Varga is the one girl within the authorities.

The nation additionally ranks second to final within the European Union when it comes to the variety of feminine MPs (12.6%), forward of Malta.