We urge high school teachers to teach students at a young age about gender studies There are people out there that believe it is just about boy and girl and that there is nothing in between and that is NOT true ID: 595673
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1) Gender justice is important because it involves everyone. Becoming aware of the problem is the first step to fighting it. We need to stop living in this box where everything is built around a binary system.
We urge high school teachers to teach students at a young age about gender studies.
There are people out there that believe it is just about “boy” and “girl” and that there is nothing in between and that is NOT true.Slide2
2) As a John Jay College student, I promise to respect others and to acknowledge that there are more than 2 gender categories. I will not make assumptions about people’s gender identities based on how they look. I will ask people what pronoun they prefer. In order to maintain professionalism, I will educate myself about the different terminologies and concepts in gender studies.
I stand for justice within multiple social issues and equality for all!Slide3
3) Gender affects everyone whether they acknowledge it or not. Intersectionality plays an important role in society since we are all unique within our different social categories. Studying gender issues helps bring justice to minority groups.Slide4
4) Gender studies allows people, especially young impressionable students to open their minds and become aware of the multitude of social issues around them. As children, we are molded according to a close-minded gender binary. Gender studies allows us to understand that gender is on a spectrum. Gender studies gives voice to the oppressed.Slide5
5) By studying gender, we uphold the following principles:
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ender is not biological but socially constructed and reproduced.
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quality should not be based on gender but on the simple fact that you are human.
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eutral bathrooms should be provided at all institutions.
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iscrimination will not be tolerated.
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ducation of our families and friends about the varieties of gender that exist must be part of the work that we do.
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espect! Al humans should be honored regardless of race, gender, religion, etc.Slide6
6) Gender studies is an eye-opener. It brings awareness and affirms people about love and respect.Slide7
7) If you don’t understand, you should
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ever judge the complexities of the world that exists all around you. To think that things aren’t black and white might be scary; to acknowledge the space in between might be hard. But there is a certain power that comes from learning--- an awakening of the smartest kind.
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o view the world through the space between the links of society’s heavy ass chain. We have conceived of a unique kind of togetherness that has allowed us to see that there is more than meets the eye about gender, about
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