{"id":4229,"date":"2017-09-28T15:30:42","date_gmt":"2017-09-28T15:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/genhq.com\/?p=4229"},"modified":"2022-07-23T10:36:09","modified_gmt":"2022-07-23T10:36:09","slug":"gen-z-students-talking-gender-equality-classroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genhq.com\/gen-z-students-talking-gender-equality-classroom\/","title":{"rendered":"GEN Z STUDENTS ARE TALKING ABOUT GENDER EQUALITY IN THE CLASSROOM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gender equality, diversity, and inclusion are huge topics for Generation Z, and one place where it is showing up is in schools. While the topics themselves may be hot political potatoes, talking about them in schools is increasingly common due to generational change, new societal norms, 24\/7 clickbait news, and a desire to help students be respectful of different points of view even if they disagree.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4230\" src=\"https:\/\/genhq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Gender-Equality.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"870\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jason Dorsey, President and co-founder at The Center for Generational Kinetics, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/2017\/07\/22\/gender-inclusion-gains-presence-classrooms\/103602638\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">says schools are addressing these topics<\/a>.<\/span> People from all generations currently have a hand in education, but especially Millennials who are now a large percentage of the teaching workforce.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have five generations interacting on a daily basis around not just traditional conversations and core academic subjects, but also around these values-based conversations,\u201d Dorsey says. \u201cThis forces a melting pot of values that also has an academic charge and academic mandate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/gen-z-generation-no-longer-easily-defined-gender\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Diversity is a key point in these conversations.<\/span><\/a> Topics like gender norms and inclusion are now part of the mainstream conversation for Gen Z and Millennials, and more and more people are willing to talk about topics that were once considered off-limits.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn our research, we don\u2019t see this conversation going away. Trends are starting with the youngest and rippling to the oldest,\u201d says Dorsey, who sees these changes going all the way from the frontlines of education to corporate boards which are now placing a priority to include more and different types diversity.<\/p>\n<p>One thing is for sure: Gen Z will come of age with more conversation, awareness, and exposure to new and different views of diversity and inclusion that will shape the generation and generations to come.<\/p>\n<p><em>Do you need to solve a Millennial or Gen Z challenge? Contact us to see how we can help. We lead original generations research and do extensive consulting on Gen Z as consumers, trendsetters, and market-changers.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"\/gen-z-2017\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Check out our new Gen Z Study<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/span><strong><em><u>\u00a0<\/u>and follow us on Twitter at @JasonDorsey or @WhatTheGen for our latest research and discoveries<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gender equality, diversity, and inclusion are huge topics for Generation Z, and one place where it is showing up is in schools. 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