Summary
This toolkit is designed primarily as a practical guide for technical and vocational education and training (TVET) students to understand and respond to gender bias and discrimination in classrooms and workplaces as they navigate their way through their chosen non-traditional fields of study. It includes background information on topics such as occupational segregation, guidelines for gender-responsive communication in different contexts and channels, examples of gender-responsive communication in different contexts and media, and a personal action plan for making changes.
The toolkit offers insights into the nuances of gender discussions—from understanding cultural stereotypes to recognising implicit biases in conversations. The checklists, self-assessment questions, exercises, and related resources allow users to take a deeper dive into their beliefs regarding gender roles and how they might be perpetuating them via language or actions. It also provides useful tips on how to create a more socially aware classroom environment that respects everyone’s differences regardless of one’s sex or sexual orientation.
This gender communication toolkit was developed by Edukasyon.ph with support from Investing in Women.
Highlights
- The toolkit offers practical guidelines for gender-responsive communications by tackling gender-bias in language and moving towards gender-neutral and gender-inclusive language.
- It provides examples of gender-responsive communications in different formats and scenarios such as written and oral communications, visual images, responding to sexist comments in the classroom or the workplace, sexual harassment.
- It also gives concrete and specific measures on how to make these spaces gender-inclusive, whether as classrooms or as a space for work, as well as a concrete steps as a way forward and a list of additional resources for further study.
- The toolkit is written in English with Filipino translation.