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
In this episode of UNLEARN, I (Milla) am joined by Emma, a passionate rainbow educator, activist, and anthropologist. Together, we explore what it means to be part of social change in education, from standing in front of classrooms to standing beside students.
Emma reflects on her journey of self-discovery, her work with Rainbow Hub Waikato, and the challenges students and teachers face while navigating gender diversity in schools. Drawing on her background in social anthropology, she shares powerful insights into the historical and cultural fluidity of gender and how colonisation disrupted long-standing expressions of gender diversity across many societies.
We talk about the impact of social transition, the resilience of rainbow youth, the importance of peer support among teachers, and the power of collective approaches to allyship. From inclusive language in maths problems to hosting a rainbow wānanga for staff, Emma shows how small acts and significant shifts can make a difference.
This episode is a moving reminder that allyship isn’t about having all the answers. Instead, it’s about showing up, listening deeply, and acting with care.
You can find all the mentioned sources and some helpful reflective prompts at: unlearnpod.blogspot.com
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