1. P RINCESSES E VERYWHERE Gender Bias in International schools

2. W HEN I’ VE DONE THIS BEFORE …

3. W HERE I COME FROM ….

4. T ESTS From: Beyond Dolls and Guns: 101 Ways to Help Children Avoid Gender Bias By Susan Hoy Crawford

5. R ACISM T EST Substitute characters or terms that apply to different racial groups Girls BoysJewsChristians

6. W ORKPLACE T EST Would it be legal in the workplace? Phone lists separated by gender

7. R OLE R EVERSAL T EST Does the meaning change if the gender role is reversed? Does reversing the characters make it seem odd or ridiculous?

8. Q UANTITY T EST Girls are often omitted in Books TV shows Movies Winnie the Pooh Characters Pooh bear Tigger Christopher Robin Rabbit Eeyore Piglet Owl Roo Kanga Winnie the Pooh Characters Pooh bear Tigger Christopher Robin Rabbit Eeyore Piglet Owl Roo Kanga Gender Male Female Gender Male Female

9. I SOLATION T EST Are genders separated for reasons other than toileting privacy or discussing reproduction Boys line/ girls line Girls – birds; Boys - squirrels

10. S EXUAL S TEREOTYPE T EST Are certain stereotypes perceived as better? Boys are stronger Girls are quieter Positive ones can hamper growth of individuals

11. M ISOGYNY T EST ( HATRED OF WOMEN ) Are men or boys the norm? “Throws like a girl” “Sissy” “Drives like a woman” Kill the girl Almost no words for a girl to equate her with a boy

12. A PPLICATIONS OF G ENDER B IAS

13. L ANGUAGE Try using words inclusive of all humans MankindHumanity Man-madeSynthetic, manufactured, artificial Manpowerwork force, staffing Manholeutility hole Man the phonesStaff the phones Man-sizedbig, large

14. L ANGUAGE Children understand male-gender language to mean male Cave men Cave people

15. G ENDER D OMINATION Can be visually observed Prerogatives one gender takes over another Football field Computer House area/blocks

16. W ORD O RDER “Boys and girls” “Mr. and Mrs.” “he/she” “Ladies and Gentlemen” Non parallel terms Chivalrous/chaste Unequal parallel terms Bachelor/spinster Housekeeper/butler

17. T EACHERS CAN Teach respect

18. T EACHERS CAN Let boys cry

19. T EACHERS CAN Encourage manual dexterity

20. T EACHERS CAN Avoid comments about clothes in greetings Fashion Pink/blue

21. T EACHERS CAN Toys

22. T EACHERS CAN Work to change school policy

23. T EACHERS CAN “It for animals”

24. W E ALL WANT THE SAME THING …. For children to be..