1st Edition
Understanding Gender and Early Childhood An Introduction to the Key Debates
Chapter 1 Introduction: Still talking about gender?
Part 1 A Gendered Child
Chapter 2 Does a child’s gender impact on how they play?
Chapter 3 Does a child’s gender impact on how they learn?
Chapter 4 Does a child’s gender impact on how they achieve?
Part 2 A Gendered Workforce
Chapter 5 Why is there a gender imbalance in the early years workforce?
Chapter 6 What is the impact of the gender imbalance in the early years workforce?
Chapter 7 How can we achieve a more gender balanced workforce?
Part 3 A Gendered Society
Chapter 8 Is caring gendered?
Chapter 9 Motherhood and fatherhood: Do parents engage with their children in gendered ways?
Chapter 10 Gender issues in health: Are there any differences?
Part 4 Conclusion
Chapter 11 Ways forward: How can we disrupt gendered scripts in the Early Years?
Biography
Jo Josephidou is a Lecturer in Early Childhood at the Open University, UK.
Polly Bolshaw is a Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood Studies at Canterbury Christ Church University, UK.
