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Princesses Everywhere. Gender Bias in International schools. When I’ve done this before…. Where I come from…. Tests. From: Beyond Dolls and Guns: 101 Ways to Help Children Avoid Gender Bias By Susan Hoy Crawford. Racism Test. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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PRINCESSES EVERYWHEREGender Bias in International schools
WHEN I’VE DONE THIS BEFORE…
WHERE I COME FROM….
TESTS
From: Beyond Dolls and Guns: 101 Ways to Help Children Avoid Gender BiasBy Susan Hoy Crawford
RACISM TEST Substitute characters or terms that apply to
different racial groups
Girls Boys JewsChristians
WORKPLACE TEST Would it be legal in the workplace?
Phone lists separated by gender
ROLE REVERSAL TEST Does the meaning change if the gender role
is reversed? Does reversing the characters make it seem
odd or ridiculous?
QUANTITY TEST Girls are often omitted in
Books TV shows Movies
Winnie the Pooh CharactersPooh bear
TiggerChristopher Robin
RabbitEeyorePigletOwlRoo
Kanga
GenderMaleMaleMaleMaleMaleMaleMaleMale
Female
ISOLATION TEST Are genders separated for reasons other than
toileting privacy or discussing reproduction Boys line/ girls line Girls – birds; Boys - squirrels
SEXUAL STEREOTYPE TEST Are certain stereotypes perceived as better?
Boys are stronger Girls are quieter
Positive ones can hamper growth of individuals
MISOGYNY TEST (HATRED OF WOMEN) Are men or boys the norm?
“Throws like a girl” “Sissy” “Drives like a woman” Kill the girl
Almost no words for a girl to equate her with a boy
APPLICATIONS OF GENDER BIAS
LANGUAGE Try using words inclusive of all humans
Mankind Humanity Man-made Synthetic, manufactured, artificial Manpower work force, staffing Manhole utility hole Man the phones Staff the phones Man-sized big, large
Words
LANGUAGE Children understand male-gender language
to mean male Cave men Cave people
GENDER DOMINATION Can be visually observed Prerogatives one gender takes over another
Football field Computer House area/blocks
WORD ORDER “Boys and girls” “Mr. and Mrs.” “he/she” “Ladies and Gentlemen”
Non parallel terms Chivalrous/chaste
Unequal parallel terms Bachelor/spinster Housekeeper/butler
TEACHERS CAN Teach respect
TEACHERS CAN Let boys cry
TEACHERS CAN Encourage manual dexterity
TEACHERS CAN Avoid comments about clothes in greetings Fashion
Pink/blue
TEACHERS CAN Toys
TEACHERS CAN Work to change school policy
Change Policies
TEACHERS CAN “It for animals”
WE ALL WANT THE SAME THING…. For children to be.. happyhealth
y
balanced
able to reach their potential