More than one third of primary school teachers said they witnessed gender stereotyping weekly at least Rex FeaturesMore than one third of girls at mixed-sex schools have been sexually harassed in the classroom or playground, a study has found. Two thirds of girls and a third of boys endured or witnessed sexist language while at school and two thirds of teachers in mixed-sex secondary schools heard sexist language in schools on at least a weekly basis. More than one third of primary school teachers said they witnessed gender stereotyping in their schools on at least a weekly basis. Kevin Courtney, joint general secretary at the National Education Union, said that the study found sexism affected every school and college. “Sexual harassment and regular sexist remarks are patterns that…

Source: The Times December 12, 2017 00:01 UTC