Gender equity, or providing both girls and boys with equal opportunity to excel in the classroom, is a large and sometimes misunderstood issue in education today. However, there are many sites out there dedicated to promoting gender equity from which we can all learn more about fostering an appropriate environment for our children.
This portion of the site is still being updated. There will be more linkss added to the few below very soon. If you see any site that you think would be a good one to include, please email me and make a suggestion!
- Female Friendly Science: Including Women in Curricular Content and Pedagogy in Science. This is a lengthy and Excellent article examining the shortcomings of traditional science curricula when it comes to sparking the interests of young women. Comprehensive listing of references. First printed in The Journal of General Education. This website is part of the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for mathematics and science education.
- Stephen Carr's education page. A well developed education resource with an emphasis on mathematics education for girls and uncovering the hidden women of this science.
**SPECIAL FEATURE** Stephen rates Sophie Germain as the 4th most prominent woman in mathematics history . This portion of the site also features a link for a book... from Amazon.com. Stay tuned for updates to this site.
*ALSO* You can LINK to Stephen's site using this graphic:
- Gender equity sources A list of web links on equity education and women in the sciences.
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