All-boys’ schools often choose texts for English study written by men. But the sexism goes beyond that. They are more likely to shy away from any exploration of gender in literature.
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MeToo has brought tremendous attention to the issue of sexual violence, and a Calgary-based male-only education and mentorship program is responding.
Teaching young children about the history of gender and offering them more options for identity expression would help to curb gendered stereotypes and sexism.
To close the gender gap in schools, we need to look at far more than just grades.
Some countries experienced big changes when the global test of 15-year-olds moved from paper to online.
A new OECD report has put the spotlight on countries where teenagers struggle in maths, reading and science.
A Canadian study has found that university women participating in a rape-prevention program involving “resistance training” were significantly less likely to be sexually assaulted in the next year.
A new report by the OECD on achievement gaps between boys and girls ignores much previous research on gender.
Teenagers’ opinions about when violence is acceptable or not can be influenced by the way they perceive men and women and the relationships between them. Simply telling young people that violence is wrong…
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