GEA is pleased to be co-hosting a celebration of Feminist, Gender and Sexuality Scholarship at the American Educational Research Association’s Annual Meeting this April. In collaboration with the Queering Education Research Institute (QuERI), Ontario InstituteContinue reading
Author: Kate Marston
Host GEA conference 2020
Could your institution host the Gender and Education conference in 2020? With preparations well underway for #GEAconf2019 at the University of Portsmouth, we turn our attention to conference plans for 2020. GEA are pleased toContinue reading
Feminist Teacher Symposium 2018
GEA FEMINIST TEACHER SYMPOSIUM 2018, NeW Space, The University of Newcastle, Australia Join us on Sunday, December 9 from 8:30-3pm for a daylong symposium gathering teachers, scholars, and activists to discuss intersectional feminist and inclusive approaches toContinue reading
Feminism in Schools Conference 2018
The Feminism in Schools Network & WomenEd present their second annual Feminism in Schools Conference. On Saturday 17th November 2018, secondary age girls will join together with university students, teachers, parents, education professionals, and feminist activists to thinkContinue reading
School staff experiences in supporting LGBTI students in schools: A study from Tasmania, Australia
A growing body of interdisciplinary research identifies significant need for LGBTI-inclusive teaching practices and schooling environments (Jones and Hillier 2013; Kosciw et al. 2013; Robinson and Ferfolja 2002; Shannon 2016). Pullen Sansfaçon et al. (2015)Continue reading
C2C: The possibility of being a feminist preschool teacher
This post is part of the Countdown to Conference (C2C) series. We would love to feature a brief blog post from you too! Visit our main Countdown to Conference page for details! C2C: The possibility ofContinue reading
C2C: Reflections on Critical Pedagogy in the New ‘Post-Truth’ Landscape
This post is part of the Countdown to Conference (C2C) series. We would love to feature a brief blog post from you too! Visit our main Countdown to Conference page for details! A Prelude to: “SomethingContinue reading
Activating Intersectional Feminist Change in Schools: #PressforProgress for #IWD2018
Following on from our recent blog “Sexual harassment at school: What can young people’s gender-based activism tell us?” In this discussion Hanna Retallack, Jessica Ringrose and Tabitha Millett outline IOE UCL led activities designed toContinue reading
Meme Defectors? Girls’ encounters with leadership role models
Written by Michele Paule, Oxford Brookes University Back in the 90s when I was working in a secondary school, a creative young RE teacher painted a mural of heroes onto the wall of a corridor.Continue reading
#PressforProgress this March
With recent global activism for gender equality fuelled by #MeToo, #TimesUp and more – there is growing momentum behind campaigns for gender parity. Mass public engagement with these hashtags has fuelled unprecedented media attention toContinue reading