A LITERATURE REVIEW ON GENDER STEREOTYPES IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Elena Avraam, Garyfallos Anagnostou

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Regardless of the continued efforts towards gender equality, gender stereotypes are still apparent within the educational framework. The present paper is selectively reviewing women’s history in domains such as society, education, sports, and physical education (PE). For this review, important research findings were examined that address equality issues. Throughout the review, a comparison was further attempted between the available literature on gender stereotypes in Physical Education in Cyprus and around the Globe. In conclusion, it was recognised that although women’s role in sports is increasingly perceived as more important, there is still a lot of work to be done aiming at the furtherment of equality in many aspects including Physical Education.

 

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gender stereotypes, physical education, review, gender equality

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