The objective of this project - which started during my Master in 2019 - was to create tools to help school teachers raise awareness among young children about gender stereotypes.
To pursue this goal, I analyzed through my thesis, the toy industry and its connection to gender construction; I also noted the students in different classes and proposed activities around this theme.
These efforts produced a selection of innovative and "low tech" tools that can be assimilated to "objects of dialogue". They initiated discussions around gender stereotypes in elementary schools; They are accompanied by a complete guide, offering keys in hand, various activities for each object, in order to allow greater tolerance and diversity, while working on the official school program as a whole. The project is now organized in an pedagogical kit published by Hachette Education, and available for kinder garden and primary schools in September 2022.
To pursue this goal, I analyzed through my thesis, the toy industry and its connection to gender construction; I also noted the students in different classes and proposed activities around this theme.
These efforts produced a selection of innovative and "low tech" tools that can be assimilated to "objects of dialogue". They initiated discussions around gender stereotypes in elementary schools; They are accompanied by a complete guide, offering keys in hand, various activities for each object, in order to allow greater tolerance and diversity, while working on the official school program as a whole. The project is now organized in an pedagogical kit published by Hachette Education, and available for kinder garden and primary schools in September 2022.
