“…With its all aspects and in all levels of education from kindergarten to tertiary, gender (in)equality has been debated by educational researchers from almost all over the world (Aktaş et al, 2017;Albinsson & Arnesson, 2017;Berggren, 2011;Brunila & Ylöstalo, 2015;Connell, 2010;Cooray, 2012;Driessen & van Langen, 2013;Esen, Siyez, Soylu, & Demirgürz, 2017;Forde, 2014;Holma, 2007;Khan et al, 2017;Keogh, 2008;Licumba, Dzator, & Zhang, 2015;Teelken & Deem, 2013;Venegas, 2013). The main focus of studies on gender equality in education is to strengthen the idea that "education can address the inequalities which deprive millions of children, particularly girls, access to education and better life opportunities" (Daoud, 2013, p. 65), and it can play key role in empowering girls and women (McCleary-Sills, Hanmer, Parsons, & Klugman, 2015;Khan & Fernandez-Carag, 2016;Sihotra & Sharma, 2015).…”