GENDER AND CREATIVITY IN AN AFRO-ARAB ISLAMIC CULTURE - THE CASE OF SUDAN

This study investigated the differences between males and females in c reativity among a Sudanese sample of 149 males and 151 females; with a ges between 15-20 years. Males and females performed about equal in on e creativity test. Males performed significantly better than females o n two of four creativity tests. However, females performed significant ly better on the fourth test. The study showed no significant interact ion between gender and education. The differences between males and fe males are thought to be related to the different opportunities for fre edom and independence in the indigenous Sudanese culture which affect the promotion of creative thinking. These opportunities depend on the level of education as well as the degree of authoritarianism and confo rmity in the sociocultural system.