Background information about gender inequity is provided, and the assertion is made that educators must recognize that many of the problems females encounter are begun and perpetuated in the schools. Visual literacy is part of the change that schools must make in order to make greater strides toward gender equity. Two connections between visual…

This handbook is intended as a guide to planning and implementing a home economics curriculum free from sex-role stereotyping that prepares male and female students to cope with their changing roles in society. Section 1, Overcoming Sex Stereotyping, provides a checklist (for assessing classroom activities) and necessary definitions. Teaching for…