Teaching Gender - Struggle and Change in Sociology B.S.A. Standing Committee on the Equality of the Sexes

Abstract

Lack of knowledge of how far sociology courses now take gender into account prompted the BSA Equality of the Sexes Committee to undertake a survey of the place of gender teaching in sociology. A range of policies and practices relating to sexism and gender teaching was discovered, with marked differences in the work experience of male and female sociologists. There is evidence of general pressure towards changes in teaching on gender in spite of heavy resistance in some quarters. While there are few grounds for complacency, there is evidence that gender issues are being incorporated into sociological teaching, although unevenly and often at some cost to female staff.