Hi,
I posted a thread on here a few weeks back about the frequent sexism and sexualised language/behaviour my daughter was subjected to on a regular basis at secondary school.
Here's an update -
I contacted several other mum's I know and their responses were that yes their daughters get it too but that's life and they have to get used to it (??!) So, the plan to go in to school as a group of concerned parents wasn't an option!
I contacted several organisations who work with schools on equality issues and found one who provide free workshops in schools on issues of sexism/gender inequality.
Today we went into school and they were very interested to hear our views. We'd emailed them prior to the meeting with a brief outline of our concerns and they'd spoken to several pupils about their experiences before the meeting. They were shocked to hear how prevalent the casual misogyny is in the school.
They are going to contact the organisation who do the workshops with a view to getting them in and also have a think about what else they can do in school to improve the situation.
The school thanked us for bringing the matter to their attention and seemed genuinely shocked about what was going on amongst pupils.
So ..... a success I think!
Thanks to all of you who posted on my original thread, it was very helpful to hear of your views and experiences and fortified my determination to tackle school.