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Humanities
- ISSN: 2155-7993
- Journal of Modern Education Review
The Practice of Gender Equity Education in Taiwan
Yeh-chen Kuo
(Department of Early Childhood and Family Education, National Taipei University of Education, Taiwan)
Abstract: Like other countries that have legal commitments to gender equity, in 2004 the Taiwanese government promulgated the Gender Equity Education Act with the aim of legislatively implementing gender equity in education. The introduction of this education-related legislation reflected the Taiwanese government’s intention to redefine and transform gender and sexual norms in order to create a gender-friendly society. This article focuses on how gender equity curricula, material, and activities have been developed, practiced, and taught in Taiwanese elementary and junior-high schools. How gender equity education was practiced in curricula and teaching before the White Paper on Gender Equity Education was announced, and what efforts are being made and will be made in the future is elaborated, followed by a discussion of what can be done to further improve
gender equity education.
Key words: gender equity education, curricula, LGBT education
