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Students and Social Issues » Gender Equity

June 26, 2018 Students and Social Issues
Students Use Graduation Day Speeches to Promote Inclusion and Social Action
Kira Barrett

While graduation ceremonies in 2018 still celebrated tradition, students stood up and delivered important and inspiring messages.

May 15, 2018 Students and Social Issues
As States Debate Anti-LGBTQ Bills, Educators Focus on Supporting All Students
Brenda Álvarez

Educators are uniquely positioned to work towards creating a safe, supportive and affirming school environment.

January 6, 2016 Students and Social Issues
Girls Fight Back Against Gender Bias in School Dress Codes
Brenda Álvarez

Criticized for unfairly targeting girls, student dress codes are getting a second look across the country.

October 8, 2015 Students and Social Issues
Schools in Transition: A Guide to Support Transgender Students in K-12
Brenda Álvarez

A school climate survey conducted by GLSEN finds that transgender students are far more likely than other students to avoid bathrooms because they feel uncomfortable or unsafe.

October 1, 2014 Students and Social Issues
NEA President: Educators Play Pivotal Role in Guiding Girls Into Leadership Roles
Richard Naithram

There’s a gender leadership gap in the United States, says NEA President Lily Eskelsen García, and educators are well-positioned to help close it.

March 12, 2014 Students and Social Issues
'Deliberate Targets': Violent Attacks on Educators and Students as a Tactic of War
Tim Walker
Malala Yousafzai – the Pakistani student who stood up to the Taliban and survived a brutal attack in 2012–...
July 30, 2013 Students and Social Issues
Lilly Ledbetter: Great Teachers Critical in Fight for Gender Equality
Mary Ellen Flannery
At the recent 2013 NEA Joint Conference on Concerns of Minorities and Women, Lilly Ledbetter told the crowd, “There...
March 5, 2013 Students and Social Issues
Why Girls Are Outperforming Boys in School
Mary Ellen Flannery
All-boy classrooms, more male teachers, and longer hours on the playground — these are often suggested answers to improving...
June 21, 2012 Students and Social Issues
Nine Ways Title IX Has Helped Girls and Women in Education
Emma Chadband
Forty years ago this week, Title IX, which bans sex discrimination in any federally funded education program, was signed...
November 1, 2011 Students and Social Issues
Despite Title IX, Inequity in Girls’ and Women’s Sports Persists
Mary Ellen Flannery
Nearly 40 years after the federal Title IX law emerged to level the playing field for women-athletes, it’s becoming...
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