#MisogynyFreeSchools™:
Take Action!
Take Action!
- Use the hashtag #MisogynyFreeSchools.
- Explore and share the teen-friendly guide Misogyny and Male Supremacy: It’s Not Just a Joke with youth, school clubs, community organizations, adult allies, and teachers.
- Explore and share the adult guide Not Just a Joke: Understanding & Preventing Gender- & Sexuality-Based Bigotry. Take these resources to your schools!
- Create a zine or contribute to our collaborative #MisogynyFreeSchools zine with this form.
- Raise awareness on social media: post graphics from this gallery or create your own with information from Misogyny and Male Supremacy: It’s Not Just a Joke and Not Just a Joke: Understanding & Preventing Gender- & Sexuality-Based Bigotry.
- Make reels about misogyny and spotlight the hashtag #MisogynyFreeSchools.
- Share your reels and stories with Stop Sexual Assault in Schools. Contact or DM us.
- Write articles in the school paper: Here’s an example.
- Plan your own local campaign with this guide.
- Contact us for campaign updates.
At school or anywhere
- Avoid engaging in harmful language, actions or “jokes.” Instead, call out microaggressions and harmful behavior.
- Bring the guide Not Just a Joke: Understanding & Preventing Gender- & Sexuality-Based Bigotry to your school or community organization and advocate for adopting its strategies. Share the recorded webinar with your school.
- Identify adults in your school, home, or community you can talk with if you believe peers are being manipulated by male supremacist beliefs or engaging in harmful speech and behavior.
- Create a SASH Club (Students Against Sexual Harassment) and Genders & Sexualities Alliance (GSA) to provide safe spaces for students to connect and build community.
- Explore and share SASH Club’s resources on a wide range of topics to reduce gender bias and misogyny.
- Advocate for: comprehensive sexuality health education and digital and media literacy education, gender-inclusive policies for sports leagues, after school programs, and other organized spaces, introducing programs like the free curriculum at GET: The Project or Girls Learn International.
Campaign language for social media
- #MisogynyFreeSchools spotlights gender bias, hostile sexism, and discrimination affecting students, teachers, parents, the community, and the society at large.
- #MisogynyFreeSchools is about awareness, action, and accountability. Join the movement to call out, challenge, and change the outdated norms that hold students back.
- Sexism in education isn’t just a high school issue—it starts in elementary school. #MisogynyFreeSchools is here to disrupt the cycle. Are you in?
Short descriptions
Short descriptions “The #MisogynyFreeSchools campaign addresses pervasive gender discrimination, bias, and hostile sexism in schools. Every student deserves an equal opportunity to learn and succeed, regardless of their gender.”
“Join us in creating a future where all students can reach their full potential, free from the limitations of gender bias. Together, we can dismantle misogyny in schools and build a more equitable education system.”
Slogans
Slogans - #MisogynyFreeSchools: It’s time to graduate from sexism.
- Level the playing field: End gender bias in schools! #MisogynyFreeSchools
- Our classrooms, our future: free from gender bias and hostile sexism. #MisogynyFreeSchools
- Speak up, challenge bias, change the culture: #MisogynyFreeSchools
- Misogyny in schools hurts everyone: End gender bias and hostile sexism! #MisogynyFreeSchools
Social media language
Social media language Girls are often called on less in class and face harsher discipline. It’s time to challenge these biases. Join the #MisogynyFreeSchools movement!
Boys are harmed when forced to conform to rigid gender stereotypes. Let’s talk about a wide range of masculinities so everyone is included.
From microaggressions to blatant sexism, girls face barriers every day at school. Let’s create a learning environment where everyone thrives! #MisogynyFreeSchools
Share your story! Have you experienced or witnessed gender discrimination or hostile sexism in school? Use #MisogynyFreeSchools to break the silence and demand change!
Shout out a teacher who inspires you to challenge gender stereotypes. Let’s celebrate those who are creating inclusive classrooms! #MisogynyFreeSchools