Eliminating gender stereotypes in curricula

Description

Eliminating gender stereotypes in curricula involves systematically reviewing and revising educational materials, teaching methods, and classroom practices to remove biased representations and assumptions about gender roles. This strategy ensures that content and activities promote equal opportunities, challenge discriminatory norms, and reflect diverse experiences. By providing unbiased learning environments, it remedies the perpetuation of gender-based limitations, empowering all students to pursue their interests and potential without restriction.

Implementation

This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities.

Claim

Governments and educational authorities should foster opportunities for women in non-traditional fields and eliminate gender stereotyping in curricula. This could be done by improving enrolment opportunities, including females in advanced programmes as students and instructors, reforming entrance and teacher staffing policies and providing incentives for establishing child-care facilities, as appropriate. Priority should be given to education of young females and to programmes promoting literacy among women.