Our Vision

Traditional, narrow ideas about gender limit aspirations, cap potential, and are ultimately unfair and unjust.

There is undeniably a gender imbalance in many areas of society.

The gender imbalance in students’ subject choices in education is one manifestation of this.

Whilst interventions which work with subject teachers on their teaching methods, or with students directly, can have a positive impact, this is limited by society’s implicit bias and gender stereotyping.

It is only by tackling gender inequality at the whole-school level that a fundamental shift is possible.

Gender equality can’t progress without continued and sustained action. We know that when nurseries, schools and colleges work to challenge society’s biases they can have a positive impact.

Gender Action exists to transform school and nursery environments. There are no inherent gender differences that should limit anyone’s interests, capabilities or ambitions.

The award programme will promote and support a whole-school approach to challenging stereotypes. Tiered progression levels will put gender equality at the heart of policy and practice.

Our framework will support teachers and schools, practitioners and nurseries, to create a level playing field, with individuals working together for lasting cultural change.

We provide nurseries, schools and colleges across the UK and the Republic of Ireland with progressive recognition as they tackle the effects that gender stereotyping has on pupils in relation to subject and careers choices.