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Bold Voices is an award winning social enterprise bringing school communities together to learn, discuss and tackle gender inequality and cultures of gender-based violence.
This session will break down the harmful messages young people are consuming through social media, where those messages sit within a wider culture of gender inequality, and ways that schools can start to proactively tackle misogyny and gender inequality.
It is essential for all school staff to understand the lived reality of their students so that they can appropriately and effectively challenge harmful stereotypes and behaviour without alienating them.
What to Expect:
- An overview of key definitions and terms relating to online misogyny including; the ‘manosphere’, incels, misogyny influencers, algorithms, red pill, blue pill, the 80-20 rule and more.
- An understanding of the key harmful ideas and messaging that young people are being exposed to online and an exploration of the root cause of these harmful ideas.
- Tips and tools for starting conversations about, and challenging, the influence of these individuals and movements within the classroom focusing on a 'call in' and 'call out' method of challenge that promotes opening up conversation and providing space for discussions that centre empathy and critical thought
Teacher session - https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/457691e9-5f1a-4b00-9ac7-b270a9f1dc25@5b68e17b-e5f9-469e-b0cf-bed4fb97f95b?source=copyLinkLegacyShareEventDialog
Parents session - https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/fe5752ba-6005-4bd2-95f5-69d9812856ac@5b68e17b-e5f9-469e-b0cf-bed4fb97f95b?source=copyLinkLegacyShareEventDialog