In English

Gender Equality in Early Childhood Education -project, launched by the Finnish Women’s Association Unioni in 2010, has over the years trained over 3,000 early childhood education professionals on the themes of gender equality in education and gender sensitivity. The project disseminates information through free continuing education and the Finnish-language website tasa-arvoinenvarhaiskasvatus.fi that provides information based on research as well as practical exercises for more equal early childhood education. The project is funded by the Finnish National Agency for Education.

Tasa-arvoinenvarhaiskasvatus.fi provides information on equality in early childhood education as well as operational equality planning for early childhood education professionals, students and others interested in the topics. The main focus is on gender equality, but in addition to gender sensitivity, antiracism, ecosocial education and social norms awareness are also taken into account. On the website you can also find practical exercises and observation methods that can be used to challenge one’s own thinking and to make changes towards more equal practices and the physical environment of your early childhood education unit. At the moment all the information and practical exercises on the website are available only in Finnish.

Should you have any questions about the project, continuing education or the website, you can contact projektipaallikko(a)naisunioni.fi.