Title
Gender Boxes: Categories, Community, and Conversation
Document Type
Performance
Publication Date
5-24-2013
Publication Title
TEDxTacoma
Conference or Event
TEDxTacoma
Department
Education
Abstract
In this talk I reflect on gender categories, identity, and education. i highlight how binary category systems both limit and expand our ability to understand ourselves and the inequity in the world in which we live. I share conversations I have had with elementary students inquiring about my gender identity. By making these conversations visible I question the binary framing of gender, consider how to foster dialogue about gender expression, and explore how gender is framed in elementary classrooms and society. My hope is that the talk will sponsor conversations about gender expression and how adults might engage young children in dialogue about sameness and difference.
Citation
Ryken, Amy E., "Gender Boxes: Categories, Community, and Conversation" (2013).