How do young people experience the world when they do not fit the gender binary reinforced in US mainstream culture? What does research say about true gender and sexuality diversity? Learn vocabulary, about cisgender privilege, and ways we can make schools more inclusive to youth whose biological sex, gender identity and gender expression do not match their assigned gender.
Web & Social Media Analytics Previous Year Question Paper.pdf
Breck Gender Diversity US
1. Breck School
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What Makes a Girl or Boy?
Supporting Gender Diversity in School
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3. Agenda
The Gender Binary
Stories of Children
Gender Vocabulary
Gender Unpacked
Cisgender Privilege
Supporting All Children
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12. Small Group Reflection
Could all these
children thrive at
our school?
Are we ready to, or
do we already,
support them?
Why and How?
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20. Small Group Reflection
What are you
thinking or feeling
about what you
have learned so
far? Do you have
any questions?
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22. What Can We Do for Girls?
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• Teach the difference
between self-sacrificing and
good.
• Talk about or compliment
something besides her looks.
• Value the quality of her
relationships, not the
quantity.
• Give her access to diverse
women mentors.
• Role-Play difficult
conversations with her.
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23. What Can We Do for Boys?
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• Teach the difference
between strong and
tough.
• Talk about feelings and
relationships.
• Make it okay to be
vulnerable.
• Give him access to
diverse male mentors.
• Help them understand
societal homophobia.
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24. What Can We Do for Gender Diverse Kids?
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• Minimize gendered
language.
• Interrupt gender exclusive
behavior.
• Make gender insignificant
in grouping.
• Mix up gender
stereotyped activities.
• Believe what they tell you.
• Normalize their
experience.
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25. What Can We Do for All?
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• Show them diverse role models of all GSD identities.
• Teach about gender and sexuality diversity.
• Respect and nurture their true selves.
• Teach “norm”, “normal”, and “good”.
• Share your stories.
• Model the way.
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27. Presenter Information
Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee
6th Faculty and
Professional Outreach
Seattle Girls’ School
2706 S Jackson Street
Seattle WA 98144
(206) 805-6562
rlee@seattlegirlsschool.org
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28. Resources
• Joshua M. Aronson, Ph.D., “Improving Achievement &
Narrowing the Gap,” Learning and the Brain
Conference, Cambridge, MA, November 2003
• Allan G. Johnson, Privilege, Power, and Difference.
• Miss Representation, documentary film on media and
women
• United Nations Population Fund Statistics on Gender
Equality as of 2005
http://www.unfpa.org/swp/2005/presskit/factsheets/facts
_gender.htm
• Learning to be critically literate of mass media
http://www.medialit.org/
• Media Guide for Parents and Educators
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/
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29. Gender Resources
• JoAnn Deak, Ph.D., Girls Will Be Girls: Raising
Confident and Courageous Daughters, How Girls
Thrive
• Jackson Katz, Tough Guise, Wrestling with Manhood,
The Macho Paradox
• John Medina, Talaris Research Institute, various
studies on early gender differences in competition and
play
• Mary Pipher, Ph.D., Reviving Ophelia: Saving the
Selves of Adolescent Girls
• Rachel Simmons, Odd Girl Out, Odd Girl Speaks Out,
Curse of the Good Girl
• Michael Thompson, Raising Cain, Speaking of Boys,
It’s a Boy!
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30. Resources
• Jennifer Bryan
• Gender Odyssey
• Gender Spectrum
• GLSEN
• Northwest Network
• Put This On the Map
• Safe Schools Coalition
• Social Justice Handbook Guide to Gender
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