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7 Ways to Promote Equality in the Classroom
Why is it important to have equality in the classroom? An equitable classroom is essential in building a foundation for the future of equality. Here’s our guide to promoting gender equality in education.
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What is The Role of School in Gender Equality?
As we all know, the years we spend at school play a major role in shaping our values and standards for how we treat others.
Setting a standard for gender equality in the classroom can play a huge part in learning, and will encourage children to continue this thought out their lives.
Through various inclusivity techniques, teachers can help eliminate gender inequality, and nip bad habits in the bud.
Why Should Teachers Promote Gender Equality at School?
Teachers have the opportunity to shape the way children view gender. Setting a healthy standard for how male students should treat female students can help end violence against women. According to a YouGov survey, only 13% of young women’s knowledge about domestic violence comes from school. This makes sense when you find out that 9 out of 10 young women in the YouGov survey said they had not learned about domestic violence in school.
It’s everyone’s job to help end violence against women, and it all starts with education.
7 Ways to Promote Gender Equality in The Classroom
Here’s our top 10 tips for things you can do as a teacher to help promote gender equality.
It’s important to avoid old and sometimes well ingrained stereotypes such as ‘blue for boys’ and ‘pink for girls’, or ‘tough boys’ and ‘caring’ girls. These are subtle things, but things that can have a huge impact on what a child’s value and self-worth is based on. According to the Children’s Society, 1 in 7 girls are unhappy with how they look. To help reduce this statistic, try to avoid commenting on girls’ appearance, and focus on complimenting their achievements and ideas.