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Presentation to ALL staff members will be 12/22 at 1:30 pm!

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How gender disparities affect classroom learning. ASCD. (n.d.). Retrieved December 12, 2021, from https://www.ascd.org/el/articles/how-gender-disparities-affect-classroom-learning.

United Nations. (n.d.). Gender equality. United Nations. Retrieved December 12, 2021, from https://www.un.org/en/global-issues/gender-equality.

Volunteer Abroad Project Placements in Morocco with MCAS. Go Overseas. (n.d.). Retrieved December 12, 2021, from https://www.gooverseas.com/volunteer-abroad/morocco/moroccan-center-arabic-studies/36227.

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A critical look at men's mental health. MindWise. (2019, February 19). Retrieved December 12, 2021, from https://www.mindwise.org/blog/uncategorized/a-critical-look-at-mens-mental-health/.

Facts & figures. UN Women. (n.d.). Retrieved December 12, 2021, from https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/in-focus/commission-on-the-status-of-women-2012/facts-and-figures.

Gender inequality and women in the US labor force. Gender Inequality and Women in the US Labor Force. (2011, November 23). Retrieved December 12, 2021, from https://www.ilo.org/washington/areas/gender-equality-in-the-workplace/WCMS_159496/lang--en/index.htm.

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Home - Women's Fund of Greater La Crosse

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Although I've educated myself, I still have questions and want to grow more!

1.  How can we teach more about gender inequality without using the terms "male" and "female", or "man" and "woman"? Those words are not always accurate or impactful to certain individuals who don't identify as either.

2. How do we deal with teachers who genuinely believe that one gender is superior to a different gender? How do we make sure they don't enforce that within the classroom?

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1. Gender Inequality affects poverty and hunger. 60% of those exceedingly hungry are females, both women and young girls.
2. Gender Inequality affects pay. In 2010, women earned 19% less than what their male coworkers made for doing the exact same job.
3. Gender Inequality affects males, as well. Men are 3.5 times more likely to die by suicide than women.

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My goal is to travel outside of the United States to volunteer. Specifically, The Moroccan Center for Arabic Studies.This program allows volunteers to help teach women literacy skills so that women can have some financial support. Volunteers can also help with childcare while women take these classes.

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4. Gender Inequality is shown through materials in the classroom. In the Los Angeles School District, less than 30% of authors of 8th grade language arts textbooks were female.
5. Gender Inequality affects the classroom. Teachers often are more strict with males when it comes to punishment, but also provide them with more admiration and positive feedback. Girls are judged more on appearance of their work instead of the quality.
6. Bias can be subconscious. Teachers tend to participate in traditional gender roles and expect male students to excel in math and science.

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I thought that bias was majorly intentional and purposeful. However, that is not always the case. Sometimes bias is subconscious due to the societal standards around them. Some are bias and don't even know. I've learned how important it is to spread awareness because people don't know what they're doing until it's confronted and they realize that they are partaking in this issue! I used to think more about women's inequality and specifically, mental health. Just this year, I have majorly educated myself on mens mental health and how much awareness is NOT spread around this issue. Most people, including myself (in the past), think that gender inequality is just against women. That is not the case and I have growth within this area.

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La Crosse, WI has local nonprofits. Go to https://www.laxcommfoundation.com/learn/local-nonprofits/ if interested in volunteering!

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What is Gender Inequality?
Gender inequality means experiencing or participating in unequal treatment or conclusions of individuals, solely based on their gender.
What is gender?
That state of being male or female, according to a socially constructed definition. Gender is NOT sex.