As .End Sexism In Schools discovered in their survey last year, this asymmetry begins at school as the English curriculum and GCSE/A Level specifications overwhelmingly feature male writers.

“Women have always done men the favour of reading their work and men have not returned the favour” - Grace Paley, as quoted in ‘The Authority Gap’ by M. A. Sieghart

16 out of 17 of the favourite books are written by men authors

1 out of 17 by a woman author.

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Caroline Criado Perez has set her GFPs homework - there’s a reminder below and you all best get to work asap.

Thank you Caroline for your support. Everyone else - stop scrolling and do your feminist homework.

Come on, exam boards! You need to do better. Representative specifications are possible and necessary #historyteacher

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Teaching Diversity in Women’s History by Dr. Natasha R. Hodgson. Spoiler: there’s very little women’s history being taught in schools.

Help us research gender balance in the history curriculum - find out more here: bit.ly/4caHj6a

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The absence of female playwrights starts at school. Our research found 99% of plays taught at Key Stage 3 are by male writers - bit.ly/3U59iM7

Women in Theatre Lab ⁦Stella Kanu⁩ April de angelis Timberlake Wertenbaker Stella Powell-Jones Jude Kelly theguardian.com/stage/2024/apr…

Proud to be working with End Sexism In Schools to combat sexism in schools.

Addressing gender disparities in the curriculum is crucial. Shockingly, only 2% of GCSE students study literature by female authors.

It's time we showed that women's stories matter.

Free training for teachers interested in gender equity starts 18th April, 3.45-5.45pm online. Book: [email protected] Graham Andre' 🔥🌻🌻 Allen Tsui Lifting Limits National Education Union Gender Studies at Kings #primaryteacher #secondaryteacher #TenderMasculinities #StemettesZine

PHSE and positive male role models in schools are not enough to counteract the impact of sexist influencers like Andrew state. They leave the sexist education system, including the curriculum, untouched. It’s time to end sexism in schools. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Women's Equality Party and End Sexism In Schools are quite right that we need to tackle the root causes of misogyny, like the invisibility of women in the school curriculum and the unequal distribution of resources.

The invisibility of women in the everyday curriculum reinforces the message that women are not worth learning about or hearing from. theguardian.com/education/2024…

Are schools and exam boards training boys for future membership of the Garrick Club when they choose to only reading whole books and plays by and about men? theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Calling EY/KS1 teachers. 📣📣📣

Anyone who has done any work on tackling sexism in schools?

Asking as UK Feminista are interested in doing some work on tackling gender stereotypes in EY/KS1. Let us know and we can connect you. Thanks a lot. 💜💜 #WomenEd

School might be the first and only place girls are able to take part in school and physical activity.

Good or bad experiences of PE and school sport last a lifetime.

👨‍🏫 Primary Teachers Toolkit: womeninsport.org/resource/teach…

Lifting Limits

Boys are a BIG part of the solution✅

If we want to get to a place where girls TRULY believe they belong in sport, we need boys onside.

Our latest research shows that gender stereotypes are being ingrained in children as young as five years old...🧵

We are seeking 40 primary schools in England to take part in our innovative project to pilot an evidence-based curriculum for all KS2 children to promote gender equality & challenge gender stereotypes. The pilot starts in Autumn Term 2024, and is part of the Global Boyhood 1/3

Boys as young as 5 are learning that girls don’t belong in sport.

Our latest research explores young boys' (5-11) attitudes towards women and girls in sport.

Learn about how we can create a generation of mini allies 👉ow.ly/uVlc50QQXz6

#WhatsYourLittleOneMadeOf

“There were more Wikipedia entries about football and footballers than there were about women.”

UK academic’s Wikipedia project raises profile of women around the world | Women | The Guardian. theguardian.com/society/2024/m…

Thrilled that TED has chosen to post my talk on International Women's Day. You can watch it here #IWD2024 #theauthoritygap #TEDtalk go.ted.com/maryannsieghart

🚨🚨🚨 EXCITING NEWS🚨🚨🚨

We’re launching our crowd research into the history children are taught in schools - AND WE NEED YOUR HELP!

#InspireInclusion this International Women’s Day.

Research will take you around 6 hours spread over 5 weeks: bit.ly/4caHj6a

#IWD2024