Gender Issues in Children's Literature Besides being an important resource for developing children's language skills, children's books play a significant part in transmitting a society's culture to children. Gender roles are an important part of this culture. How genders are portrayed in children's books thus contributes to the image children develop of their own role and that of their gender in society. http://www.ericdigests.org/1999-3/gender.htm - More
International Gender Studies Resources Featuring research and teaching materials meant to facilitate the integration of Women's and Gender Studies into International and Area Studies philosophy and curricula. This site offers general and specific bibliographies and filmographies on issues pertaining to women and gender in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Arab World, and among minority cultures in North America and Europe. http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/GlobalGender/ - More
Teacher Education and Gender Equity Those learning how to teach today will be responsible for teaching the next two generations of Americans. If we want an America in which girls and boys are treated, and treat each other, with respect and kindness, and in which girls as well as boys are urged and expected to fulfill their potential without restriction, then we must begin teaching about gender equity in our teacher education programs as a matter of course. http://www.ericdigests.org/1998-1/gender.htm - More
WSSLINKS The purpose of WSSLINKS is to provide access to a wide range of resources in support of Women's and Gender Studies. http://libr.org/wss/WSSLinks/index.html - More