The Conversation, October 20, 2016 6.14am AEDT
It is possible to talk with children and young people about gender without activating a gender war.
There have been claims in the press that programs addressing gender-based violence present all men as “bad” and all women as “victims”.
These claims misrepresent the evidence-based prevention education program to which they refer.
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SHine launches LGBTI Cultural Safety and Respect Workforce Training Package
SHine is excited to launch its LGBTI Cultural safety and Respect Training Package! Creating and sustaining a workplace that values and celebrates sexual and gender diversity has far reaching benefits for all of the stakeholders in your organisation. By providing a culture of safety and respect for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) employees, clients or other stakeholders...
Sex education a major issue for LGBTI people living with disability
Star Observer, 3/12/2015
DISABILITY activists have called for improved sex education and more rural spaces for LGBTI people living with disabilities at a forum in Melbourne today.
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Multicultural Workshop on Domestic Violence – free for community workers
DV-alert, October 2015 Multicultural Workshop – 19-20 November, 2015 – Adelaide Multicultural DV-alert workshops are delivered in partnership with recognised multicultural service providers around Australia. Multicultural DV-alert workshops are for health, allied health and community frontline workers supporting multicultural communities in Australia. One of the priorities of the...
New website to help teachers talk sex and gender with students
Educators NZ, September 23, 2015 RainbowYOUTH has launched a new website aimed to increase understanding and support of sex, gender and sexuality diversity within year 7-13 classrooms in New Zealand. The website, Inside Out, contains free teaching resources, class guidelines and video content designed to ignite conversations. The resource has been produced in a partnership between RainbowYOUTH...
The case for starting sex education in kindergarten
PBS Newshour, May 27, 2015 at 1:44 PM EDT Welcome to “Spring Fever” week in primary schools across the Netherlands, the week of focused sex ed classes … for 4-year olds. Of course, it’s not just for 4-year-olds. Eight-year-olds learn about self-image and gender stereotypes. 11-year-olds discuss sexual orientation and contraceptive options. But in the Netherlands, the approach, known as...