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ERIC Number: EJ1238888
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 29
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ISSN: EISSN-1918-5979
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What Is "Gender Expression"? How a New and Nebulous Human Rights Construct Is Taking Shape in Ontario School Board Policy Documents
Airton, Lee; Kirkup, Kyle; McMillan, Allison; DesRochers, Jacob
Canadian Journal of Education, v42 n4 p1154-1182 2019
In 2002, jurisdictions across Canada began adding two new protected grounds to their human rights laws: gender identity and/or gender expression. Gender identity protections generally apply only to transgender people, whereas gender expression protections "may apply" to all Canadians in places like K-12 schools. However, it remains legally unclear what kind of action, utterance, or pattern constitutes gender expression discrimination, and who can access related protections. In search of clarification, this article explores how the meaning of gender expression is being constructed within policy documents (N = 206) authored at the level of Ontario's English public secular school boards.
Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE). 260 Dalhousie Street Suite 204, Ottawa, ON K1N 7E4, Canada. Tel: 613-241-0018; Fax: 613-241-0019; e-mail: csse-scee@csse.ca; Web site: https://cje-rce.ca/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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