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

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, constructi... Read More about Improving gender balance: An action guide for primary schools.

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

Young people 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. TV, film and social media all tend to perpetuate the notion of distinct female and male behaviours and attribut... Read More about Improving gender balance: An action guide for secondary schools.

We should stop advising students to choose subjects they’re good at (2017)
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Earnshaw, H. (2017). We should stop advising students to choose subjects they’re good at. [Blog post]. IOP Blog

We should stop advising young people to do what they’re good at when they are making subject choices at school.
It sounds like such sensible, non-controversial advice, doesn’t it? What could possibly be wrong? Plenty.