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9 Videos for Exploring Gender Stereotypes and Gender Roles
Image courtesy of Aislinn RItchie/Flickr. Messages about what it means to be masculine or feminine, a man or a woman, a boy or a girl saturate our culture, from media and marketing, to the people we’re...
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Who Says Women Can’t Be Doctors? The Story of Elizabeth Blackwell
Back in the time when girls “were only supposed to become wives and mothers. Or maybe teachers, or seamstresses,” Elizabeth Blackwell didn’t always want to be a doctor; but when she decided to become...
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11 Children’s Picture Books That Shatter Gender Stereotypes
by Marsha Rakestraw Just as we like to pretend that we live in a post-racial society, many of us want to avoid talking about sexism, stereotypes, and gender inequities. After all, women are CEOs and...
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Why We Need to “Degender” Children’s Toys (video)
by Marsha Rakestraw “Toys are far more gendered today than at any point over the 20th century.” In her TEDx talk, “Beyond the Blue and Pink Toy Divide,” sociologist Dr. Elizabeth Sweet highlights...
View ArticleWhat’s New Wednesday 2-1-17: News & Resources for Educators & Changemakers
Each week find a round-up of selected resources, news stories, and commentary related to humane living, global ethical issues, and positive solutions. Here’s some news to know for this week: Forbes...
View Article5 Must-See Films About Masculinity
by Marsha Rakestraw “Strength is about adapting to change, not about retreating from it and lashing back with violence out of fear. And it’s high time we had a definition of manhood capable of meeting...
View ArticleWhat’s New Wednesday 6-21-17: News & Resources for Educators & Solutionaries
Each week find a round-up of selected resources, news stories, and commentary related to humane living, global ethical issues, and positive solutions. Here’s some news to know for this week: Via...
View ArticleWhat’s New Wednesday 10-4-17: News & Resources for Educators & Solutionaries
Each week find a round-up of selected resources, news stories, and commentary related to humane living, global ethical issues, and positive solutions. Here’s some news to know for this week: Via The...
View Article15 Most Popular Humane Education Activities in 2017
Humane education activities and lesson plans are just one of the many resources we provide for teachers, activists, and changemakers via our online Resource Center. We offer more than 125 humane...
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by Marsha Rakestraw Happy New Year! 2018 promises to be a year full of enormous changes, and even more opportunities for people to become changemakers and solutionaries. We’re always curious which of...
View ArticleWhat’s New Wednesday 1-3-18: News & Resources for Educators & Solutionaries
Each week find a round-up of selected resources, news stories, and commentary related to global ethical issues and positive solutions. Here’s some news to know for this week: Via The Guardian: Permits...
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Teaching About Gillette’s Call for Men to Be Their Best … And the Backlash
by Zoe Weil Gillette’s new ad, “We Believe: The Best Men Can Be,” has quickly gone viral, eliciting a storm of backlash. After watching it, almost teary, because its end was so powerful, poignant, and...
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