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Gender and Children's Literature
Gender (In)equality News
Afghan women banned from universities and working for NGOs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5SyoHewbRs
Women hikers throw the kitchen sink at gender stereotypes to fight for equality
Challenge to long hair ban
for boys in Hong Kong schools
Challenge to the patriarchal naming tradition
Three eighth graders accused of sexual harassment for not using gender neutral pronouns
Sex segregation by a curtain in Afghan university
Tokyo Olympics: The first-ever gender-balanced Olympic Games
NY school: Don’t say ‘mom and dad’; say ‘grown-ups’
Fury as children are urged to protest against teachers’ use of ‘sexist’ language
China promotes education drive to make boys more 'manly'
https://youtu.be/f_sh1C6elkY
An offence to wear a dress in Legislative Assembly?
New British standards ensuring girls and boys have equal access to sports in school
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngI_w4p0Z1g
Why are women in Iran burning headscarves in protests?
Sexually offensive textbooks cause outcry in China
Taliban orders female Afghan TV presenters to cover their faces
https://youtu.be/CaJVsD-vS6Y
Spain: the first country in Europe to offer menstrual leave
Extended maternity leave in China for families to have more children
Afghan women fear loss of rights under Taliban rule
https://youtu.be/olkpSnaHrmU
South Korean Olympic gold medalist An San attacked over short hair
German gymnasts wear unitards in Tokyo Olympics - A move against sexualisation
https://youtu.be/tuly8b2j2dg
The Tokyo Olympics Chief resigns over sexist comments
Nanjing University under fire for objectifying women in online advertisement
Non-gendered surnames for Czech women – Dropping of '-ova' ending?
Petra Kvitova
Where is Princess Latifa? Women's rights in the UAE
Sexist advice to pregnant women: Cook, clean and lose weight
Ranjitsinh Disale: The 2020 Global Teacher Prize winner
https://youtu.be/mfGTiB11qNA
Prince George doing ballet
https://youtu.be/yDx4gIWUIbo
UK: Gender stereotypes in adverts banned
Study finds gender bias in children's literature
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