Nationals leader Matt Canavan says boys are ‘sick and tired of the feminisation’ of Australia’s curriculum. An education professor explains how it works.
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It is quite normal for younger kids to engage in playful relationships or express interest in having crushes.
Adults have blamed porn for many things recently, including harming teenagers. We asked teens what they thought and their opinions paint a complex picture.
Public focus on, and anger about, the horrifyingly high rates of violence against women is at fever pitch. What have the country’s leaders agreed to, and will it fix the problem?
At the heart of accusations of a crowded curriculum are concerns key areas — such as literacy and numeracy — will be compromised by an insidious creep towards content such as gender issues.
A study on the delivery of sexuality education found some teachers were anxious about parental fear, negative media and political hysteria. Sometimes they watered down ‘risky’ content.
Millions of people are reading young adult fantasy novels like Twilight or A Court of Thorns and Roses. But the way sexual consent is depicted in these can be confusing or even harmful.
A sexual education program in Mexico City provides a blueprint for Australia. It shows how to engage students in conversations about lived experiences, among other effective methods.
Nearly one-quarter of young people surveyed said women exaggerated claims of sexual assault. This is only one reason why education on underlying values that lead to violence against women matters.
Universities have done a lot over the last two years to respond to the high rate of sexual assault and harassment on campus, but we still don’t know whether rates of incidents have dropped.
Sex, sexuality, respectful relationships, and gender all need to be discussed in schools as a measure to combat discrimination against LGBTQ people, rising rates of STIs and violence against women.
At the age of four, children have a basic understanding of gender differences and expectations. But it is unlikely they would knowingly be sexist.
Research shows that many young Australians are not aware of appropriate boundaries in relationships. It’s important that children are informed by research rather than rhetoric.
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Professor of Education, Deakin University
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Senior Lecturer of Wellbeing Science, The University of Melbourne
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Research Fellow at the Youth Research Centre, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer, School of Education, Edith Cowan University
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Professor of Global & Language Studies, RMIT University
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Associate Professor Psychological Sciences, University of Tasmania
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Professor, School of Education, Deakin University
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Senior Lecturer in Crime, Justice and Legal Studies, La Trobe University
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Senior Lecturer in the School of Communication & Creative Arts, Deakin University
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Associate Professor in Student Wellbeing, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Family and Sexual Violence, RMIT University
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Lecturer, La Trobe Law School, La Trobe University
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Research Fellow, Global and Women's Health, Monash University
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Lecturer in Education (Literacy and Language), Deakin University
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Lelia Green is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor of Communications, Edith Cowan University