Sexism in the discourse roles of textbookdialogues

During the last two decades much has been written about gender issues in foreign language textbooks Most studies concern the textbook language itself (i.e. features of vocabulary and grammar which discriminate against one of the sexes) and the textbook content (i.e. portrayal of the two sexes with respect to their visibility, jobs, personality, relations and…

Gender representations in the illustrations of the 6th Grade Language Textbook used in Greek Elementary School.

In a society where gender equality is constitutionally enshrined and displayed as an educational policy objective, it attempts to examine if school textbookimages respond to the demands of social reality, or perpetuate outdated gender stereotyped educational practices. Read more details regarding the gender representations in the illustrations of the 6th Grade Language Textbook used in…

The pandemic is reversing gender equality progress in the workplace

Women’s progress in the workplace, is set to reverse because of the COVID19 pandemic, professional services firm PwC found in its analysis of developed countries.  According to PwC’s analysis of women’s economic empowerment, in 33 member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), for its annual Women in Work index. The index…