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I'm a bit confused by your note.
Do
you want to know how/why sexism still exists
in your schools? Or if it does? Or are
you stating it does and you want to do
something about it? My guess is that it
exists in more subtle ways, or ways that
are so ingrained that we forget they are
sexist.
For instance, girls probably play
sports right along with boys, but they
probably have less audience members at
their events; boys are probably rewarded
for having girlfriends or sex and girls
are teases or ridiculed; male teachers
are more likely to be in the math and sciences
and female teachers are more likely to
be less respected.
In terms of what to
do about this, I think that it has to begin
with us. For instance, get a group of friends
to go to the girls' games or ask the female
teacher to be your advisor. I hope I have
understood correctly.
Good luck changing
it,
-- Amy
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