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Modern Girlhoods: Growing up in the 21st Century

Brunel University, Uxbridge, UK
Wednesday 8th February 2012
10.30-5pm

The Gender & Education Association with the Centre of Youth Work Studies and the Educational Department at Brunel University, and the British Sociological Association’s Youth Study Group are holding a 1 day seminar on Modern Girlhoods on 8th February 2012.

Recent years have seen a growing interest in the social and cultural lives of girls within scholarly and policy literature. The theme of the day: Modern Girlhood in the 21st century, aims to be broad enough to focus on the range of public, policy and scholarly debates that focus on the lives of young women. Keynote speakers for the day include Prof. Valerie Hey (University of Sussex) and Dr Farzana Shain (Keele University). Continue reading “Modern Girlhoods: Growing up in the 21st Century” →

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Professor Becky Francis – Gender and Social Justice in Education: Current Issues and Future Agendas

Thursday 27th October 2011

Lancaster University

4.30-6pm followed by a drinks reception

Sponsored by GEA and the Centre for Social Justice and Wellbeing, Department of Educational Research, Lancaster University Continue reading “Professor Becky Francis – Gender and Social Justice in Education: Current Issues and Future Agendas” →

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Get Involved in GEA: Call for New Regional Representatives

Traditionally the role of a GEA representative has been to promote the Gender and Education Association in their organisation and country. From 2011 onwards we would like to extend this role in order to ensure that our regional representatives are active in the life of the organisation and that we are connecting with every country and region fully. Continue reading “Get Involved in GEA: Call for New Regional Representatives” →

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GEA Lifetime Achievement Award for Professor Tuula Gordon

At the 8th International Gender and Education Association Conference in Exeter this year GEA was delighted to present a Lifetime Achievement Award to Professor Tuula Gordon. Although Tuula was unable to be at the conference to receive the award in person, her friend and colleague Professor Elina Lahelma collected it on Tuula’s behalf.  Below, Elina maps out some of Tuula’s many contributions to the field of gender and education. Continue reading “GEA Lifetime Achievement Award for Professor Tuula Gordon” →

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Conference 2011 Keynote Address: Gender and Education, History and Progress (Carol Dyhouse)

Carol’s keynote opened the conference by taking stock of girls and women’s position in education for “without the past we can’t understand the present”. She began by troubling the idea of progress for in the history of girls education, things do not only get better. Continue reading “Conference 2011 Keynote Address: Gender and Education, History and Progress (Carol Dyhouse)” →