The first thing most parents are asked about their new baby is “Is it a boy or a girl?” We used to call this the baby’s sex, but these days the word gender is becoming much more common. Do these words mean the same thing or are they different? In this series of lessons, we will take a look at the roles men and women typically take, stereot

Het eerste wat na een geboorte aan de ouders wordt gevraagd is: "Is het een meisje of een jongen?" Vroeger spraken we van 'geslacht' of 'sekse', tegenwoordig spreken we steeds vaker over 'gender'. Zijn die termen dezelfde of is er een verschil? In deze lessenserie kijken we naar de rolverdeling tussen vrouwen en mannen, naar verwachtingen en ste

ARPOK hosted the 1st international seminar for teachers within Get up and Goals project.  

What does teaching global issues bring to teachers in the Czech Republic and in other European countries?
We discussed the challenges in teaching

WHAT IS GENDER?

When we talk about gender, we first need to clarify what we mean by that definition:

1. Gender IS NOT the same as sex, which defines the biological characteristics of men and women.
   
   
2. Gender IS a socially constructed definition of

To us, the figures given already seem to answer the question "why is it time to discuss gender inequalities at school?" However, we think it is important to add at least 6 more answers, among the many possible ones:

1. If gender is a set of attributes, psycho-attitudinal characteristics and behaviours that are considered adequate for