Christine Bouissou (1930–1989) was a French academic who worked in the field of feminist research. After many years of research and writing about feminism, she published her book “Educational Studies in Light of Feminism” in 1977. This book has been introduced as a seminal text on feminism in education. The concepts included in this text are claimed to constitute not only the ‘specificity, but also ‘the uniqueness’ of feminism’. She highlights the lack of autonomy in educational systems, the in
Christine Bouissou's revised study makes visible how gender roles are enacted and challenged in schools. She shows that the educational system perpetuates inequality between women and men by privileging traditional binary gender norms and undermining critical thought, teaching women to manage their sexuality in order to be successful academic students, and assigning value to masculine qualities such as authoritativeness and aggression in men. Educational Studies In The Light Of The Feminine demonstrates the importance of examining gendered power relationships within classrooms by presenting examples of student work.
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