The Gender Equality module with precisely developed teaching units for classes from the 5th grade of elementary school to the 4th grade of secondary school was created as part of the project Coming out of the darkness - prevention and support for victims of violence and released in September 2013.
The basic goal of the module is to question prejudices and stereotypes that lead to discrimination and violence against those who are different, different from the majority, and to introduce international conventions and regulations that establish standards for the protection of human rights and the prohibition of discrimination based on gender. From a discussion about colors associated with a certain gender - pink for girls, blue for boys, choosing toys, analyzing fairy tale characters, we gradually move towards analyzing the influence of family, environment and popular culture on our understanding of ourselves as members of a certain gender. By "traveling" to the past, and then to different countries of the world today, we show how the prescribed appearance of men and women has changed, so, for example, at the beginning of the 20th century. boys were dressed in pink because this color is closer to red, which symbolizes strength and action, etc. The silence of strong and courageous women in history, the fight for the right to vote, the path to the adoption of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women is part of the content in high school. It is essential to present the content in a continuous interaction between students and teachers, without imposing any ideologically colored views. The only thing that must not be questioned is the prohibition of any disparagement, insulting of dignity, or violence against people because they look different or behave differently from our expectations. No matter how much they do not agree with our value system, no matter how much we do not understand them or feel any empathy for them, we never have the right to violate their human rights.
