In view of the massive participation at the open educational event organized by Project GEM – Gender Equality Matters during April and May and the request for a second edition, the Fondazione Mondo Digitale is offering an 11-module course with slides and a bibliography for further reading on gender equality, bullying, the gender gap in work and its effects on gender discrimination. The meetings will be held by psychologists, researchers, educators, communications experts, anthropologists and are dedicated to teachers, parents, educators, researchers, operators and students to raise awareness and inform the community, starting from schools and the families, on these issues, as well as to promote actions to contrast gender stereotypes.
The course includes 8 meetings and 3 labs dedicated to teachers, trainers and parents for a total of 18 hours with videos, slides and advanced materials. Each module provides knowledge and competences to help young men and women to interpret the world around them, tools to understand how to resolve conflicts and overcome stereotypes and preconceptions that often influence their choices.
The on-line course is free and available at:
https://formazione.innovationgym.org/
COURSE
- MODULE 1
HISTORICAL PREMISE AND INTRODUCTION TO KEY TERMS
What is gender violence? Opening module on gender discrimination and violence to understand the issues and focus on the Italian situation.
Coach: Stefania Carnevale, Psychologist and PhD student in Mind, Gender and Languages at the “Federico II” University of Naples
- MODULE 2
HISTORICAL PREMISE AND INTRODUCTION TO KEY TERMS
Gender Identity: historical and terminological overview. The objective of the module is to clear all the terms employed in issues related to gender and sexual identity, along with a historical overview of the issue of rights.
Coach: Stefania Carnevale, Psychologist and PhD student in Mind, Gender and Languages at the “Federico II” University of Naples
- MODULE 3
STEREOTYPES AND SOCIETY: THE IMAGE OF WOMEN IN SOCIETY AND MEDIA
A review of the history of gender stereotype creation in communication, from queens of the hearth to devoted wives, from eternal seductresses to providers of wellbeing and happiness. An analysis of real cases in advertising, female roles in movies, and the lyrics of current pop artists to uncover the stereotypes promoting gender inequality.
Coach: Nicoletta Vulpetti, Communications, Public Relations and Content Management Expert
- MODULE 4
STEREOTYPES AND SOCIETY: THE WEIGHT OF WORDS
Now that women are entering areas that were still “prohibited” not too long ago, we need a new language to describe this new reality. Words convey not only discrimination, but hate, too. What do we precisely mean by hate speech? This module will address the issue both in terms of content and legislation, presenting all the possible answers at an educational and cultural level to address and transform all forms of hate speech.
Coach: Nicoletta Vulpetti, Communications, Public Relations and Content Management Expert
- MODULE 5
GENDER BULLYING AND VIOLENCE
Characteristics of bullying: scenarios, behaviour and characters (bully, followers, victim). This module addresses gender bullying and violence, revealing its main characteristics and scenarios, as well as the underlying dynamics with a particular focus on school and education, to provide tools to understand the psychological repercussions and effects of gender bullying and violence.
Coach: Marta Tonelli, Psychologist, Psychotherapist and Specialisation student in Adolescence Psychoanalytical Psychotherapy.
- MODULE 6
THE COST OF LABOUR. WOMEN: FAR FROM MEN, FAR FROM EUROPE
This module analyses the current situation based on the elements that favour/hinder the presence of men and women in the workplace (paid and unpaid) and presents proposals to contribute to cultural change in gender roles based on sex.
Coach: Claudia Piccini, Anthropologist, specialised in Labour Policy.
- MODULE 7
RISK PREVENTION AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS
This module addresses the relationships (family, school, community) that may constitute a protective factor for individuals, especially the most fragile categories such as adolescents who are exposed to the peculiar risk of bullying from the virtual world.
Coach: Rita Fiorentino, Clinical Psychologist, Psychotherapist and Family Mediator
- MODULE 8
THE EFFECTS OF GENDER VIOLENCE: DATA FROM ITALY AND OTHER COUNTRIES
An analysis of the short and long-term psychological impact on victims of gender violence and social level effects. This module concentrates on the current Italian situation and compares it to other countries.
Coach: Patrizia Perrone, Expert Psychologist in Parent and Family Mediation and Emergency Psychologist
- MODULE 9
CREATIVE LABS FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS – PART 1
Focus on linguistic creativity: word games, creative writing, creating dialogues, extending the plot … with the educational objective of reflecting on the value and power of words to unite and divide.
Coach: Cristiana Zambon, Primary School Teacher, Educational Processes and Digital Innovation in Didactic Activities Expert.
- MODULE 10
CREATIVE LABS FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS – PART 2
This module provides experiences both at the analogical (illustration, development of characters with simple materials, plays, light games, Tinkering activities …) and digital level (software and free apps, stop motion, video narration, creating e-books, digital photography and collage).
Coach: Cristiana Zambon, Primary School Teacher, Educational Processes and Digital Innovation in Didactic Activities Expert.
- MODULE 11
TECHNOLOGY LABS FOR TEACHERS
Gender equality through Scratch: a lab for teachers to develop animations with Scratch to raise the awareness of students on gender discrimination and violence and break stereotypes and preconceptions.
Coach: Lara Forgione, Developer for gaming, VR and AR, Three-dimensional Graphics Expert.
