We provide elementary, middle, high school and college educators with resources & strategies for teaching about women+, intersectional feminism, and gender equity.

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We envision a world where everyone has the same opportunities to learn, thrive, and lead. 
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Our mission is to provide K-12 educators with curriculum, training and certification to make gender equity part of every aspect of school life. ​

With your support, we can make sure that every young person grows up with the skills and knowledge to champion gender equity in their lives, communities and workplaces.

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Rethink the Power Template

“You cannot easily fit women into a structure that is already coded as male; you have to change the structure.”
― Mary Beard, Women & Power: A Manifesto

Talent / Progress / Achievement / Expertise / Inclusion 

In what ways are these concepts coded male? How can we change how we teach about them in order to change how our students conceptualize these hallmarks of power? In this workshop, we look to history to help us redefine our cultural template for what a powerful person does and is–not only in terms of gender, but in terms of race, class, sexuality and any other facets of identity. We begin by unpacking the ways how these phenomena look and feel in today’s world. We then explore some historical antecedents that seem gender neutral but really support a male-centered understanding of how, say talent works, or what inclusion looks like. We end collaboratively by talking about ways that we can shift our collective understanding of how these forces shape individual lives. Our ultimate goal is for teachers and students to begin to imagine new templates for how power can work in our society.

Facilitator: Georgina Emerson | Audience: This program can be adapted for students, faculty/staff, and parents.

Check out more of our signature workshops, all of which can be adapted for your school community's schedule and specific needs.

What's the problem?​

Outdated Policies
Currently, learning guidelines, standards, and history programs around the nation leave women out almost entirely. This makes it difficult for even the most motivated teachers to include rich material about women or gender inequality.

Lack of Resources
Most textbooks, historical surveys, and standardized tests include little to no information on women. Without age-appropriate resources for teaching about women, teachers often leave them out entirely.

Lack of Training
Teacher lack the time and the support from the communities and administrators to build truly thoughtful resources that address the lives of women.

What's our Solution?

Change Policies
We petition schools and districts to include more information about women and gender in their programs and curriculum.

Change Classrooms
We design resources for teachers and educate them, through in-person training and online courses, to use them effectively in their classrooms. 

Build Communities
We host conferences, create online forums and databases, and collaborate with mission-driven institutions to support educators in changing how we teach about women and gender.

"If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it."
- Margaret Fuller

Get Involved

Students

Start a gender equity coalition at your school.
Apply for an internship.
Run a peer-to-peer donation drive.

Teachers

Use our educator resources
Participate in the Gender Equity Institute
Invite us to your school

Supporters

Do you believe that gender equity should be part of every aspect of school life?
Volunteer, donate or advocate for us with the schools in your community. 

Support Us

Learn about our strategy and funding plan to become impact 1,000,000 students and become sustainable on revenue by 2026. 

Teach About Women Inc is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization and your donation is 100% tax-deductible within the guidelines of U.S. Our EIN is 83-0685327.

Our team of expert educators help K-12 educators make gender equity part of every aspect of school life.

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What does Teach About Women do?

Who
​are we?

Teach About Women is an educator-driven nonprofit organization dedicated to closing the gender leadership gap.

What is our mission?

To educate young people to champion gender equity in their lives, communities and workplaces

How do we do it?

We provide K-12 educators with curriculum, training and certification to make gender equity part of every aspect of school life. 

In five years, how many programs will we have?

6
years of curriculum

Beginning with high school Social Studies, we will write and disseminate empowering curriculum for every subject for six full grade levels. Our curriculum includes core courses like math, science, English and history, as well as language instruction and physical education. 

200 signature workshops

Our educator team will create and run more than 200 signature workshops on topics as varied as promoting gender equity in early STEM programs to crafting gender-inclusive admission and parental leave policies. 

100
​online courses

We will create more than 100 online courses for K-12 teachers and staff to choose from as they work towards their certification as an Educator for Gender Equity. In addition to our core courses, educators can choose from a wide selection to ensure they are getting the skill and knowledge they need for their particular role.

In five years, what will be our impact?

Impact 1,000 Schools

We will work with 1,000 schools to ensure that gender equity is part of every aspect of school life.

Certify
​10,000 Teachers

We will certify 10,000 K-12 educators to teach curriculum, use practices and cultivate environments that promote gender equity in schools and beyond. 

Educate
1,000,000
​students

We will educate 1,000,000 k-12 students to have the skills and knowledge to advocate for gender equity in their communities and workplaces. 

​What are our values?
Learn about Teach About Women's promise for quality and consistency in anti-bias education.