Improving gender balance: An action guide for primary schools

Earnshaw, Heather

Abstract

Children receive and absorb gender stereotyped messages about what they can and cannot do as a girl or as a boy from a very early age. For example, toy manufacturers often market more aggressive toys to boys and more passive toys to girls, construction activities to boys and creative ones to girls. In early reading books, female characters are often portrayed as performing more domestic tasks while male characters are largely under-represented as parents. These stereotypes are unhelpful both for boys and for girls.

Citation

Earnshaw, H. (2017). Improving gender balance: An action guide for primary schools

• Other Type: Other
• Publication Date: 2017
• Deposit Date: Feb 26, 2025
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/4132246
• External URL: https://education.gov.scot/media/vvogktrj/sci38-primary-action-guide.pdf