The Gender Loops Project aims to implement Gender Mainstreaming strategies in vocational training institutions for educators (schools, colleges and universities), further qualification institutions for educators and early childhood education institutions.

Gender Mainstreaming is a strategy to foster equality between women and men that aims to integrate a gender-perspective in all decision processes of organisations, institutions and administrations and to utilize all decision processes to foster equality between women and men.

The EU defines equality between women and men as follows „The concept meaning that all human beings are free to develop their personal abilities and make choices without the limitations set by strict gender roles; that the different behaviour, aspirations and needs of women and men are considered, valued and favoured equally.“

Gender Loops includes tools, resources and strategies to deal with gender issues for teachers in early childhood education and for trainers of teachers. Their web page seems a bit chaotic for the moment, anyway. I’ll try to update this entry as soon as I find more links for the documents.

• The English Gender Loops Toolbox for gender-conscious and equitable early childhood centres can be downloaded here (Spanish version here)
• The German Gender Loops Curriculum can be downloaded here (Spanish version here)

Also in Spanish: Género y la formación del profesorado en los estudios de Educación Infantil