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gender education

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Necessary part of curricula at all levels of the education system, which would enable both girls and boys, women and men to understand how constructions of masculinities and femininities and models for assigning social roles – which shape our societies – influence their lives, relationships, life choices, career trajectories, etc.

 

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Sources

(1) European Commission (2013). Study on the Role of Men in Gender Equality. Available at: http://ec.europa.eu/justice/gender-equality/files/gender_pay_gap/130424_... (2) Council of Europe (2007). Recommendation CM/Rec(2007)13 of the Committee of Ministers to Member States on gender mainstreaming in education. Available at: https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc.jsp?id=1194631&Site=CM&BackColorInternet=C3C...

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Broader term:
gender socialisation
URI: 
https://eige.europa.eu/taxonomy/term/1166
Filed under: 
Social affairs
Gender norms

 

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