UK: Educate male teachers about sexism to support girls facing abuse, union told

Submitted by Mastodon on Mon, 2021-04-26 20:27

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'Male teachers and boys must be taught about sexism to support women and girls facing sexual harassment and abuse, a union conference has been told.

The National Education Union’s (NEU) annual conference heard that a “toxic laddish culture” pervades the country’s secondary schools and sexism “stalks the corridors and classrooms”.

A motion passed at the conference said schools should have “robust sexual harassment and abuse policies” in place so teachers and students felt safe.
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Delegates voted for male teachers and boys to learn about sexism and its roots – and to develop methods to challenge their peers – in order to “proactively support women and girls”.

Richard Rieser, from Hackney in east London, called on men to “own up and take responsibility” for sexism.'

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In 2016 73.8% of full time equivalent (FTE) teachers in the UK were female, 84.8% of FTE primary school teachers were female and 62.4% of secondary school teachers were female. 91.5% of teaching assistants and 82.0% of support staff were female. 77% of principals were female. Overall, 80.1% of all school staff were female. While I don't have the stats for 2020, the proportions of male teachers in UK schools have continued to decline since 2016 (no wonder).

Add to this that nearly 25% of families are single parent families in the UK (2020), with 90% of single parent families being female led.

What kind of sexist moron would demand male teachers be singled out for re-education about sexism, when it's being taught by women?

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Submitted by rabel111 on Tue, 2021-04-27 05:36