Education as an arena for anti-feminism: devaluation of femininity in primary education
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/09540253.2024.2353750" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1080/09540253.2024.2353750</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540253.2024.2353750" target="_blank" >10.1080/09540253.2024.2353750</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Education as an arena for anti-feminism: devaluation of femininity in primary education
Original language description
In the European context, there have been discussions for many years about how the number of female and male teachers in primary education should be more balanced. This story is also linked to the deteriorating school performance of boys, who are perceived as lacking male role models in schools. Thus, the feminization of primary education is often seen as an undesirable condition that should be rectified. This pejorative perception of feminization of education is related to the broader trends of anti-feminist politics, and this anti-feminist backlash is gradually being introduced into education as well. This article presents two case studies, Germany and Czechia. The analysis is based on data collected in 2015–2020 from ethnographic research in elementary schools, data from analysis of policy documents and media output, data from a systematic literature review, and quantitative research. In conclusion, three re-masculinization strategies used to devalue femininity in education are presented. First, ‘female climate’ as a reason for boys’ failure; second, father figures missing in education; third, promoting ‘gender diversity ‘as pretext to bring back more men and masculinity. All strategies share an antifeminist core because they all devalue women and femininity and reinforce the current gender order.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50401 - Sociology
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Gender and Education
ISSN
0954-0253
e-ISSN
1360-0516
Volume of the periodical
37
Issue of the periodical within the volume
7
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
16
Pages from-to
776-791
UT code for WoS article
001228865900001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85193707867