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• Why do we continue to see gender stereotyping in education?
• What is the impact of such gender stereotyping on the labour market?
• How does gender stereotyping limit career opportunities for individuals?
• What are the wider impacts of gender stereotyping on society at large?
• Which approaches work best in achieving sustained change with respect to gender imbalance in educational settings and the workplace?

These questions will be addressed at a half-day workshop on tackling gender inequality, hosted by the Employment Research Institute (ERI) at Edinburgh Napier University from 10:00-13:00 on Tuesday 10th May 2016. The discussions will take into account recent research on gender imbalances in education and key sectors of the economy undertaken at the ERI. Continue reading →