Write a paper focusing on gender issues and education. Your paper must provide an analysis of your topic as it relates to gender. Analyzing your

topic through a “gender lens” needs to be the focal point of your paper. For example, if you choose the topic of sexual harassment do not simply

provide your reader with facts pertaining to sexual harassment. Your paper would need to analyze how the issue of sexual harassment is related to

gender Please refer to at least 3 course readings in your essay
( 1- Examining Gender & Classroom teaching practices” by Sherrie Crinci from gender identity, equity, and violence)
( 2- “teachers, students, and title IX: PROMISE OF FAIRNESS” from gender in the classroom) .
(3- “sexual harassment in the academic setting” by sherrie)
(4-”crossing the line: sexual harassment at school” by Chatherine Hill and Holly Kearl)

A total of 5 scholarly sources are required. Outside scholarly readings may be used to supplement assigned readings.  A reference page in APA format

is required.

Sample topics: All must involve analysis of issues relating to gender
Teachers & gender role socialization in school

Teaching styles and philosophies—such as same sex education or use of group work from the film Failing at Fairness
Math/science education and gender differences
Testing bias and gender
School policies and Title IX
Curriculum or textbook bias
Social aggression or bullying in girls or boys
Sex education and gender
Facing pressures to be sexual or ridicule for being sexual
Sexual harassment
Sexual abuse of children as dealt with in schools
Children’s literature and the role of gender
Historical women in education—schools and colleges for girls or leaders in co-ed
Women’s role in the Civil Rights Movement to desegregate schools
Teaching women’s history
Development of women’s studies classes and programs
Sexual identity (gay, lesbian, bisexual) and schools
Issues faced by Latino, Asian American, African American, Native American, Muslim girls or boys (or kids of other minorities) or poor kids relating

to education.
Examples:
?    Wearing Muslim observant attire and education
?    Pressure on girls by traditional parents to submit to an arranged marriage which negatively impacts opportunities for education.
?    Pressure on girls in poor families to help raise younger siblings at the expense of their own education

.