Education

2018-06-11

Normstorm, norm-creative pictures and art

The target group for Normstorm’s pedagogy are primarily youths in lower secondary and upper secondary school and the project is carried out in a school context. Parts of the project have also been performed by students from a Folk High School. The pictures...

Education Example Municipality Norm criticism
By: Include Gender
2017-10-13

Norm criticism for better grades and an improved school environment

Prior to the 2014–2015 school year, Järvenskolan Tallås had all the traits of a typical Swedish lower-secondary school. The environment in both hallways and classrooms was anything but peaceful, and many pupils felt uncomfortable as they had to endure verbal and...

Education Example Municipality Norm criticism
By: Admin
2017-03-10

Sweden’s Gender Equality Objectives

Sweden’s goal of providing women and men with the same power to form society and their own lives was adopted with a broad political consensus in 2006, based on the new gender policy objectives (Prop. 2005/06:155). The new gender equality policy contains six main...

Education gender mainstreaming Health care Policy
By: Include Gender
2014-02-13

Gunghästen Nursery School: ‘Filming is the key’

The headteacher at Gunghästen, Sinikka Sandberg, confirms that, ‘Unfortunately, there’s a common view that gender equality has been achieved. But that’s not true. Pre-schools and schools contravene ordinances and curricula when they don’t actively work to...

Education Example Municipality
By: Include Gender

‘The Headmaster Has to Take Charge’

The project in Växjö involves 2 400 staff and is based on aims concerning gender equality adopted by the Swedish Parliament: Women and men shall have the same power to shape society and their own lives. ‘The steering group and the headmasters were asked to read...

Education Example Municipality
By: Include Gender