Resources on Gender Stereotypes in Education

As part of our DIOGENES project, we have collected resources for the promotion of gender equality and gender mainstreaming to be used by stakeholders from the field of education. We are constantly updating the resources pool below. If you want to know more about specific resources or want to contribute a resource, please get in touch via [email protected].

​​​Reading List ​

• Brussino, O., & McBrien, J. (2022). Gender stereotypes in education: Policies and practices to address gender stereotyping across OECD education systems. OECD Education Working Papers No. 271. Retrieved from www.oecd-ilibrary.org/docserver/a46ae056-en.pdf?expires=1707809339&id=id&accname=guest&checksum=A5E31F4396B680C0748D344FAD2EAD9E
• Hecker, S., Haklay, M., Bowser, A., Makuch, Z., Vogel, J., & Bonn, A. (2018). Citizen science innovation in open science, society and policy. UCL Press. Retrieved from www.uclpress.co.uk/collections/education/products/107613
• Igbo, J. N., Onu, V. C., & Obiyo, N. O. (2015). Impact of gender stereotype on secondary school students’ self-concept and academic achievement. SAGE Open, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244015573934
• Law, F., McGuire, L., Winterbottom, M., & Rutland, A. (2021, May 10). Children’s gender stereotypes in STEM following a one-shot growth mindset intervention in a science museum. Frontiers in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.641695
• Makarova, E., Aeschlimann, B., & Herzog, W. (2019, July 10). The gender gap in STEM fields: The impact of the gender stereotype of math and science on secondary students’ career aspirations. Frontiers in Education. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2019.00060
• McGuire, L., Mulvey, K. L., Goff, E., Irvin, M. J., Winterbottom, M., Fields, G. E., Hartstone-Rose, A., Rutland, A. (2020). STEM gender stereotypes from early childhood through adolescence at informal science centers. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 67, 101109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appdev.2020.101109

Online Resources

• Challenging Gender Stereotypes: A Whole School Approach
• Gender Stereotypes are Limiting Children’s Potential and Causing Lifelong Harm
• ​Gender Stereotypes in Schools
• Smashing Gender Stereotypes and Bias in and through Education
• The Effects of Stereotypes on Success in School
• New Study Suggests STEM Gender Stereotypes Begin as Young as Age Six

Classroom Resources

• STEM Role Models Posters
• Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media
• Common Sense Media
• A Mighty Girl
• Diverse Books
• The Gender Spectrum Collection
• Disabled and Here Collection

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​Online Training 

• Gender Equality MOOC (British Council) 
• Unconscious Bias: From Awareness to Action (focused on the workplace)
• Men, Boys and Masculinities 
• Diversity and Inclusion in Education