UNLEARN
UNLEARN
Podcast Description
UNLEARN is a podcast for educators in Aotearoa New Zealand committed to creating gender-inclusive classrooms where students feel safe, respected, and empowered.
Each episode offers practical strategies from experts, helping us examine our biases, challenge gender stereotypes, and celebrate diverse gender identities. Join us as we unpack the complexities of gender and explore how small actions can build a real sense of belonging for every student.
Listen in on your commute or while doing the dishes—let’s unlearn together!
unlearnpod.blogspot.com
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Content Themes
The podcast emphasizes practical strategies for challenging biases, examining gender stereotypes, and celebrating diverse identities. Topics include creating safe(r) and brave(r) spaces for LGBTQIA+ communities, understanding cisnormativity, and utilizing gender statistics from recent studies to foster inclusivity, with episodes like 'Creating Safe(r) and Brave(r) Spaces' and 'How Gender Statistics Can Help Us Unlearn.'
UNLEARN is a podcast for educators in Aotearoa New Zealand committed to creating gender-inclusive classrooms where students feel safe, respected, and empowered.
Each episode offers practical strategies from experts, helping us examine our biases, challenge gender stereotypes, and celebrate diverse gender identities. Join us as we unpack the complexities of gender and explore how small actions can build a real sense of belonging for every student.
Listen in on your commute or while doing the dishes—let’s unlearn together!
unlearnpod.blogspot.com
How do our own childhood experiences shape the way we think about gender? In this episode of UNLEARN, I sit down with Slay Way, team leader at Rainbow Hub Waikato, to explore how language, culture, and lived experiences influence how we understand gender—and what that means for educators.
Together, we discuss:
- How childhood experiences shape our understanding of gender
- The power of language—when it liberates and when it limits
- Why silence on gender diversity is not neutral but upholds the status quo
- Takatāpui and Indigenous perspectives on gender—what educators can learn
- The emotional toll of advocacy and why rest is part of resistance
Slay shares powerful insights into their journey growing up in rural Aotearoa, the challenges of breaking free from rigid gender norms, and what it truly means to show up for gender-diverse students.
This episode is for educators like you – who are ready to unlearn, reflect, and take meaningful steps toward inclusion.
Find links to all mentioned resources and some helpful reflective prompts at: unlearnpod.blogspot.com
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