Adolescent gender education

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Here is a toolkit with various materials for gender education for middle school students. The materials are organized by type to make it easier for teachers to search for what they need.

Videos and websites

Here is a toolkit containing videos, websites, TV shows, animations, and podcasts that can be used for sex education at the adolescent level.

Books that can be useful in gender education

Daughters of Iceland is the story of over forty notable women spanning from the beginning of Iceland's settlement to the present day. Subject: Equality - Women's history - Role model - Gender role - Feminism

Idiots (Fávitar) by activist Sólborg Guðmundsdóttir. The campaign against digital and other forms of sexual violence started on Instagram and is now available in book form. Subject: Equality – Feminism – Activism – Sexual violence

Will the World Improve? (Verður heimurinn betri?) contains knowledge about the world's development, including a chapter on the status of gender equality.

Gender Images in Education is divided into 11 chapters, discussing topics such as gender and science, masculinity and femininity, women and teaching, and feminist theories.

Teaching ideas and projects

Here is a toolkit that includes teaching materials, pamphlets, teaching ideas, and projects that can be used for gender education at the adolescent level.

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Educational tidbits in gender education

Landowner Valgerður is a short article addressing Valgerður, the history of women in Iceland, and the lack of coverage of Icelandic women in history educational materials. Subject: Equality - Women's history

Female Pioneers is a list of 12 things invented by women that not many know about. Subject: Equality - Gender roles

The status of women worldwidein 2019 and several reasons why we need an International Women's Day. Subject: Equal rights - Feminism

Thank a feminist for.... On the School of Feminism site, you can find posters listing the issues feminists have fought for over time, such as women's suffrage, the right to divorce, access to birth control, education, and more. The posters can be printed out and are available in many languages.

 

Checklists

Everyone has some privileges, but people are often unaware of their own privileges, which is called privilege blindness. Here you can find a privilege checklist that is useful for helping adolescents recognize their privileges