Presenter: Kristin Haltinner
This session will provide a brief overview of the topics covered in the book Teaching Gender and Sex in Contemporary America
, edited by Dr. Kristin Haltinner and Dr. Ryanne Pilgeram. The presenter will discuss her chapter, "Discussing Gender Without Gender Essentialism." This chapter examines how we can teach about the average institutional, systemic, and interpersonal differences that exist between men and women without reinforcing the false gender dichotomy in society. It outlines several strategies, including challenging essentialist language; decentering men, women, and cisgendered people; and pushing the boundaries of gendered categorizations.