Gender safety: A new concept for safer and more equitable schools

Journal of School Violence

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 35-49

  Stein, Nan ^a   Tolman, Deborah L ^b   Porche, Michelle V ^a   Spencer, Renee ^c  

^a WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Femininity; Gender equity; Gender ideology; Masculinity; School safety; Sexual harassment; Social construction of gender

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011476018     PISSN: 15388220     EISSN: 15388239     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J202v01n02_03     Document Type: Article

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