Emotional Intelligence and Gender Difference in Education: A Critical Analysis

Emotional Intelligence can be synonymously used as social intelligence. Another vital point which can be considered is that gender of an individual has significant effect on personality and behavioural characteristics. The paper, in this light, attempts to examine the effect of gender differences that interact in complex ways to determine the performance of an individual in any sphere of activity. It also defines the concept of emotional intelligence, describes its models, and also mentions that how emotional quotient is different from intelligence quotient. The present paper, based on the earlier researches, investigates the nature and extent of relationships that exist among emotional intelligence and gender differences. Lastly, it discusses about the varied probable reasons behind the difference of emotional intelligence among students and also throws light in relation to educational implications.