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Abstract The aim of this research is primary school 1, 2 and 3. the knowledge of life taught in classrooms is to examine the image of women in textbooks. Within the framework of this purpose, the problem sentence of the research is “How is the image of a woman given in the texts and images of elementary school life science textbooks?" is designed in the form of. Qualitative research method was used in the study. These textbooks have been examined with the document analysis technique and all of the images with “woman” in both their texts and images have been noted and marked by coloring. In the second reading, a meticulous coding was made and expressions with temporary theme names were classified according to their similarities, adhering to the essence. The statements in the themes were summarized by the researchers by reading them over and over again, adding and combining them. When the distribution of the professions included in the textbooks according to gender is examined, it is seen that men are more numerous than women both in working life and in choosing a profession. It is observed that the professions performed by women are professions that require less physical strength and endurance compared to the professions performed by men. However, textbooks, rather than limiting the possibilities, should try to contribute to the individual development of children by providing as wide a range of models and activities as possible.

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