Staff toolkit - gender education

Websites

Agenda is a website offering various educational materials and projects on gender equality and relationship education. A wealth of diverse and helpful materials can be found on this site. Subject: Equality - Gender studies - Relationships

Lifting Limits is an excellent website addressing gender biases in the education system.

UNICEF's Rights Respecting Schools and After-School Programs - the philosophy is based on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, aiming to enhance respect, protection, and the implementation of human rights. The focus is on creating an environment built on participation, equality, and respect. The workbook contains numerous projects and ideas that are useful for work.

Spark Movement is a fantastic website for gender and sex education.

Tabú - a feminist disability movement - the website of Tabú contains a variety of information on the status of disabled people, human rights, personal stories, news, columns on feminist disability activism, and more.

The UN Child Convention website - this site contains knowledge, projects, teaching ideas, and games based on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and children's human rights.

Children's Ombudsman - the Ombudsman's website offers a variety of materials related to the Child Rights Convention and children's rights broadly understood

UNICEF in Iceland - here you can find lots of interesting information about children's rights.

Educational videos

Multilingual teaching - two short videos on the philosophy of multilingual education. The author is Roma Chumak-Horbatsch

Lecture on ADHD - this video goes over practical strategies for teaching children with ADHD and how to enhance their learning abilities.

Angry Boys Online - Christian Vorre Mogensen, an expert at the Center for Digital Youth Care in Copenhagen, discusses how and why boys and young men tend to seek out isolated communities online.

Books

Gender Studies for Beginners is an e-book intended for upper secondary school students, but it is mostly also suitable for students in the upper levels of primary school. The book contains information about feminism, men’s studies, media influences, women's history, sexual culture, the pornification, and much more that directly affects young adults. Access to the book must be purchased.

Equality - this publication discusses equality education at all education levels and how opportunities can be created within the school environment for everyone to mature on their own terms, in the spirit of tolerance and equality. Subject: Equality - Communications - Self-image - Self-confidence - Stereotypes

Masculinity and Gender-Equal Upbringing is a book about the manifestations of masculinity and its effects. You can find educational projects at the back of the book. Subject: Equality - Gender studies - Masculinity - Gender roles

Respect and Care – A 21st Century Appeal is an interesting book by Sigrún Aðalbjarnardóttir on the importance of respect, care, friendship, and love in human interactions.

Manuals on human rights

Compasito for Children is a handbook on human rights education for children aged 7-13.

Compass for Young People - here is the complete human rights handbook Compass. The book contains education and projects related to human rights.

Gender Equality - here is a section on gender equality from Compasito for Children. Subject: Equality - Stereotypes - Discrimination - Gender studies

Education and reports

ART EQUAL is a platform for professionals working with young children who want to make art and culture accessible in their daily lives.

The Women's Movement - What characterizes each wave of feminism? Feminism is a movement that fights for gender equality and the human rights of women and non-binary adults, with its ideas and methods evolving over the last decades.

Intercultural education - here are presentations, education, and mutual exchanges of opinions to enhance positive attitudes, gain knowledge and skills for teachers and staff to meet the diverse needs of students. The emphasis is on key information about the respective country and language environment, the education system, and parent cooperation.

Now Let Me Tell You (Nú skal segja) is a report on a development project carried out at the Geislabaugur preschool, which focused on gender equality in preschool activities. Subject: Equality - Human rights - Cooperation - Self-image - Self-confidence - Stereotypes

Steinunn's Story (Saga Steinunnar) - here, Steinunn Ása Þorvaldsdóttir recounts her own story and experience with prejudice and violence. The publication of the pamphlet is part of the project Together Against Violence.

Stereotypes - here are various points that teachers might find helpful to consider about stereotypes and how to counter them in the classroom. Subject: Prevention - Equality - Human rights - Self-image - Stereotypes

Checklists for gender equality

Equality checklists created by the Gender Equality Academy for staff in preschools, primary schools, and recreational activities. They are useful to discuss and reflect on how well diversity and equality are maintained in the workplace.

Subject: Equality - Checklist - Gender equality - Prevention - Human Rights - Communication - Self-image - Stereotypes - Strengths

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Checklists about equality

Checklists to examine the status of equality in preschools and primary schools. They are very useful for staff to discuss and consider how well diversity and equality are maintained at the workplace.

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Equality and human rights checklist

Checklist for group work staff regarding equality and human rights.

Subjects: Mental and social well-being, The Convention on the Rights of the Child, Equality, Human Rights, Stereotypes

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