The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) "National School Climate Survey" is our flagship report on the school experiences of LGBTQ youth in schools, including the extent of the challenges that they face at school and the school-based resources that support LGBTQ students' well-being. The survey has consistently indicated…

The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) "National School Climate Survey" is our flagship report on the school experiences of LGBTQ youth in schools, including the extent of the challenges that they face at school and the school-based resources that support LGBTQ students' well-being. The survey has consistently indicated…

In this chapter we explore the phenomenon of "girls fighting like guys" by listening to adolescent girls' justification for physical fighting with other girls. We argue that physical girlfighting is a particular kind of gendered performance--a performance of identity that expresses, at least in part, an answer to the question, "Who am I?"--that…

A card game to initiate discussions of institutionalized sexism. (Author)

Offers an interview with Catherine Comet, music director of the Grand Rapids (Michigan) Symphony. Reviews her childhood and early study in France and her experiences at the Julliard School of Music and on the contest circuit. Explains how she became a professional conductor. Discusses Comet's view of the importance that classical music can have…

Offers suggestions teachers may find useful as they assist children in changing harmful sex-role perceptions and in developing unbiased attitudes toward learning in school. (Author/RH)

Suggests that gender is irrelevant to good library management, questions the argument that women make better managers because they are more nurturing, and stresses the need to challenge preconceptions about the roles of working parents if representation of the sexes among library managers is to reflect the librarian population. (EM)

Following an article which describes one teacher's attempt to reduce sex role stereotypes in her first and second grade classroom, the author presents a test for teachers to determine whether they are unconsciously promoting sexism in the classroom. (KC)

Presents teaching methods and learning activities to help high school students examine the extent of sex stereotyping and sex bias in their schools. Students investigate classroom dynamics, analyze the school yearbook, and interview administrators. They then make summary statements and form hypotheses. Sample forms are included. (KC)

Eleven steps for increasing education equity for boys and girls are listed. (PBS)

Historical studies reveal that mathematics has been claimed as a private domain by men, while studies of the popular press document that women and girls are considered incompetent in that field. The study of gender and mathematics as viewed through feminism can create a new reading which exposes hidden assumptions, unwarranted conclusions, and…

Response towards coeducational physical education has been varied due to individual teacher perceptions and administrative support. Many programs may fail due to the dysfunctional nature of change in schools. The use of ability grouping and administrative commitment is suggested as a means of improving sex-integrated physical education. (DF)

Offers examples of sexist language that often appear in school publications and suggests ways of avoiding such language. (FL)

Suggests some strategies which educators can use to help high school students understand women's issues. The strategies focus on finding stereotypes, discussing the restrictive nature of women's clothing, analyzing traditional male/female roles and jobs, simulating job interviews, and discussing rights of government in abortion cases. (DB)

Many people in our society distinguish between girls and boys toys. A physical science toy collector shares her experience at a fast food restaurant when she was asked "Do you want a girl toy?" Her response was, "What's the difference?" (ZWH)