On the morning of May 14, the seminar "Gender Equality Begins with Dolls" was held online, and China's first "100 Gender Equality Children's Books" book list was officially released. Li Wen, chairman of Shenzhen Aiyue Public Welfare Foundation, and Zhang Mingzhou, chairman of the International Children's Book Alliance, delivered speeches on the significance of book list development. Experts at the meeting discussed the path of gender equality education from children's reading.
Professor Chen Ning of Nankai University talked about the modern gender awareness of publishers, Professor Wu Xiaowei of Beijing Normal University Zhuhai Campus talked about gender issues in children's books, Zou Weiquan, secretary general of Green Bud Foundation, talked about gender education for children, and Huang Xiaoyan, founder of children's book brand Wonderland Li Shuo, an expert on gender equality and international development, exchanged views on the publication of gender equality awareness children's books, and on international cooperation in gender equality books.
Gender inequality is a pervasive problem across cultures and history. Gender equality does not refer to female liberation or feminism alone, but includes gender equality for men. Societal expectations, requirements, and constraints that develop differently for men and women simply because of biological differences between men and women can be called gender stereotypes.
Although the equality of men and women in my country has been greatly improved, there are still many areas that need to be improved. In real life, gender role education begins even before birth. From the color of the room, the color of the clothing, the choice of toys, the naming, etc., the solidification of gender roles is gradually being educated. At the same time, media such as textbooks, books, and television play an important role in the construction of individual gender awareness. Academia has a relatively consistent understanding that education, especially teaching materials and various children's books, is the key to building a society of equality between men and women.
In this context, it is particularly important to create and promote children's books with gender equality awareness. In the middle and late 20th century, many foreign picture books and novels showed a creative tendency against gender stereotypes, subverting the tradition from the perspectives of traditional family gender division of labor, personality and hobby orientation, and individual marriage choices.
Funded by Shenzhen Aiyue Public Welfare Foundation, the project team consists of four experts, Professor Chen Ning, Professor Wu Xiaowei, postdoctoral fellows Wang Shuai Nai and Xu Meiling. Chen Ningwei is a doctor of literature and a professor at the School of Journalism and Communication, Nankai University. He has been engaged in gender and mass communication research for more than 20 years. He has published monographs such as "Female Body Concept and Contemporary Literary Criticism", and has undertaken gender-related research topics, published monographs, and published more than 50 papers item. Wu Xiaowei is a doctor of education at Beijing Normal University, an associate professor at Beijing Normal University Zhuhai Campus, and has published monographs such as "Women's Psychology". More than 30 academic articles have been published in core journals at home and abroad. Wang Shuai, a postdoctoral fellow at Beijing Normal University, is an expert on gender literature and participated in part of this research. Xu Meiling is an expert in children's reading education. She served as the executive chairman of the Education Development Committee of Aiyue Public Welfare Foundation and published the children's reading monograph "Secrets of Reading".
After more than a year of research, the project team has gone through four stages: literature research, basic data processing and screening, book review, and external expert review, using the existing children's book database of the past 10 years, and the "Children's Book 100" of Aiyue Public Welfare Foundation. The database of award-winning children's books such as China Good Books, and the collection of related books from more than 300 publishing institutions have obtained about 1,700 kinds of children's books related to gender equality. After the review of number theory, 100 (sets) of high-quality children's books on gender equality were finally selected.
Books selected for the "100 Children's Books for Gender Equality" include story picture books, sex education popular science picture books, biographical picture books, fairy tales, fantasy novels, historical novels, realistic novels, biographical novels, comic books, popular science books, etc. , to meet the needs of readers of different ages and interests.
The selected books are divided in terms of content and include the following categories:
(1) Books that present ideal scenarios of gender equality without prejudice against women and men. For example, in "Who Is Hanging Clothes", children can recognize many occupation-related items in the process of guessing puzzles. Among the 20 occupations introduced in this book, there is no problem of stereotyping women's occupational expressions. Laughing Girl is a childhood game picture book where girls can try out a variety of games, including games traditionally played by boys.
(2) Books that criticize gender stereotypes. There are two types of books in this category, one is a statement that has a clear anti-gender stereotype, and the other is a new version of the gender stereotype of the classic story. For example, in "The Paper Bag Princess", the princess who saved the prince through wisdom was portrayed. In "Big Banana Riding a Puppy", "It's not the little girl who is afraid of puppies, it's Lin Lin who is afraid, I'm not afraid" directly criticizes the problem of generalizing the characteristics of a certain girl. "When I Want to Cry" expresses the anti-traditional "man's tears don't flick".
(3) Works that enrich the diverse imaginations of gender roles, such as books about the mutual respect of the same sex or the opposite sex and embodying sisterhood, such as "I Am Your Sister" and "Millions of Tomorrows", in which sisters, mothers and daughters support each other with friendship.
(4) Although gender equality is not the only appeal, books that show the positive development of personal characteristics, such as "I Am Me", constantly remind readers to reflect on what is "normal" and what is "abnormal".
(5) FEMALE BIOGRAPHY. In gender inequality, the stereotype of women is relatively serious, so the expert group selected women who have made important breakthroughs in non-traditional women's work fields, such as women in scientists, field exploration, mathematicians, computers and other fields, to children Model and demonstrate with diverse images.
(6) Books on popular science content related to physical development, self-protection, love and respect, etc., to help children understand gender knowledge, develop self-respect and mutual emotions.
This set of books can provide reading materials for gender equality education for families, schools, libraries, educational institutions, etc. Parents can purchase relevant books in the book list and carry out targeted gender equality education at home; school teachers can use these as auxiliary educational materials to carry out group gender education activities in schools, such as reading popular science books to obtain physical education. Knowledge, reading fairy tales and novels, and discussing character behavior; in addition, public libraries, school libraries, and class book corners can purchase books in sets or parts of the book list, balancing the gender role imbalance in existing books on the market . In addition to the book list, the project team will also launch some high-quality book guides to provide reference for parents and teachers.
Zhang Mingzhou, chairman of the International Children's Book Alliance and chairman of the Tree of Life Culture Promotion Center, said in his speech, "These good books on gender equality are not only for girls and female readers, but also for boys and male readers, in order to help male readers. Establish a correct awareness of gender equality, respect the independent personality of women, understand and support them to receive a good education and actively participate in social life, and realize their own social value. Start with these selected gender equality books to stimulate the autonomy and independence of girls and women and creativity, live a more wonderful self, promote men to understand, care for and support women more, and contribute to building a more harmonious and beautiful new society and new world."
The project team, experts and guests at the meeting jointly called on the society to pay attention to the development of children's awareness of gender equality. Starting from children's reading good children's books with scientific gender concepts, promote the development of gender equality awareness, promote the progress of social civilization, and build a more harmonious and beautiful new society and new world.
The book list is as follows ↓↓
1 Story Picture Book 38
2 24 stories and novels 
3 13 popular science books on gender education 
4 25 biographies 
Professor Chen Ning of Nankai University talked about the modern gender awareness of publishers, Professor Wu Xiaowei of Beijing Normal University Zhuhai Campus talked about gender issues in children's books, Zou Weiquan, secretary general of Green Bud Foundation, talked about gender education for children, and Huang Xiaoyan, founder of children's book brand Wonderland Li Shuo, an expert on gender equality and international development, exchanged views on the publication of gender equality awareness children's books, and on international cooperation in gender equality books.
Part of the story picture book
To build a society of equality between men and women, we must start from dollsGender inequality is a pervasive problem across cultures and history. Gender equality does not refer to female liberation or feminism alone, but includes gender equality for men. Societal expectations, requirements, and constraints that develop differently for men and women simply because of biological differences between men and women can be called gender stereotypes.
Although the equality of men and women in my country has been greatly improved, there are still many areas that need to be improved. In real life, gender role education begins even before birth. From the color of the room, the color of the clothing, the choice of toys, the naming, etc., the solidification of gender roles is gradually being educated. At the same time, media such as textbooks, books, and television play an important role in the construction of individual gender awareness. Academia has a relatively consistent understanding that education, especially teaching materials and various children's books, is the key to building a society of equality between men and women.
In this context, it is particularly important to create and promote children's books with gender equality awareness. In the middle and late 20th century, many foreign picture books and novels showed a creative tendency against gender stereotypes, subverting the tradition from the perspectives of traditional family gender division of labor, personality and hobby orientation, and individual marriage choices.
Funded by Shenzhen Aiyue Public Welfare Foundation, the project team consists of four experts, Professor Chen Ning, Professor Wu Xiaowei, postdoctoral fellows Wang Shuai Nai and Xu Meiling. Chen Ningwei is a doctor of literature and a professor at the School of Journalism and Communication, Nankai University. He has been engaged in gender and mass communication research for more than 20 years. He has published monographs such as "Female Body Concept and Contemporary Literary Criticism", and has undertaken gender-related research topics, published monographs, and published more than 50 papers item. Wu Xiaowei is a doctor of education at Beijing Normal University, an associate professor at Beijing Normal University Zhuhai Campus, and has published monographs such as "Women's Psychology". More than 30 academic articles have been published in core journals at home and abroad. Wang Shuai, a postdoctoral fellow at Beijing Normal University, is an expert on gender literature and participated in part of this research. Xu Meiling is an expert in children's reading education. She served as the executive chairman of the Education Development Committee of Aiyue Public Welfare Foundation and published the children's reading monograph "Secrets of Reading".
After more than a year of research, the project team has gone through four stages: literature research, basic data processing and screening, book review, and external expert review, using the existing children's book database of the past 10 years, and the "Children's Book 100" of Aiyue Public Welfare Foundation. The database of award-winning children's books such as China Good Books, and the collection of related books from more than 300 publishing institutions have obtained about 1,700 kinds of children's books related to gender equality. After the review of number theory, 100 (sets) of high-quality children's books on gender equality were finally selected.
Part of fairy tales and novels
Some biographies
A variety of children's book categories to meet the needs of children of different ages and interestsBooks selected for the "100 Children's Books for Gender Equality" include story picture books, sex education popular science picture books, biographical picture books, fairy tales, fantasy novels, historical novels, realistic novels, biographical novels, comic books, popular science books, etc. , to meet the needs of readers of different ages and interests.
The selected books are divided in terms of content and include the following categories:
(1) Books that present ideal scenarios of gender equality without prejudice against women and men. For example, in "Who Is Hanging Clothes", children can recognize many occupation-related items in the process of guessing puzzles. Among the 20 occupations introduced in this book, there is no problem of stereotyping women's occupational expressions. Laughing Girl is a childhood game picture book where girls can try out a variety of games, including games traditionally played by boys.
(2) Books that criticize gender stereotypes. There are two types of books in this category, one is a statement that has a clear anti-gender stereotype, and the other is a new version of the gender stereotype of the classic story. For example, in "The Paper Bag Princess", the princess who saved the prince through wisdom was portrayed. In "Big Banana Riding a Puppy", "It's not the little girl who is afraid of puppies, it's Lin Lin who is afraid, I'm not afraid" directly criticizes the problem of generalizing the characteristics of a certain girl. "When I Want to Cry" expresses the anti-traditional "man's tears don't flick".
(3) Works that enrich the diverse imaginations of gender roles, such as books about the mutual respect of the same sex or the opposite sex and embodying sisterhood, such as "I Am Your Sister" and "Millions of Tomorrows", in which sisters, mothers and daughters support each other with friendship.
(4) Although gender equality is not the only appeal, books that show the positive development of personal characteristics, such as "I Am Me", constantly remind readers to reflect on what is "normal" and what is "abnormal".
(5) FEMALE BIOGRAPHY. In gender inequality, the stereotype of women is relatively serious, so the expert group selected women who have made important breakthroughs in non-traditional women's work fields, such as women in scientists, field exploration, mathematicians, computers and other fields, to children Model and demonstrate with diverse images.
(6) Books on popular science content related to physical development, self-protection, love and respect, etc., to help children understand gender knowledge, develop self-respect and mutual emotions.
This set of books can provide reading materials for gender equality education for families, schools, libraries, educational institutions, etc. Parents can purchase relevant books in the book list and carry out targeted gender equality education at home; school teachers can use these as auxiliary educational materials to carry out group gender education activities in schools, such as reading popular science books to obtain physical education. Knowledge, reading fairy tales and novels, and discussing character behavior; in addition, public libraries, school libraries, and class book corners can purchase books in sets or parts of the book list, balancing the gender role imbalance in existing books on the market . In addition to the book list, the project team will also launch some high-quality book guides to provide reference for parents and teachers.
Some Gender Education Popularization
Li Wen, chairman of the Aiyue Foundation, said in his speech: "Gender equality is not a zero-sum game, but a win-win situation. From an individual point of view, gender equality is the respect for each individual's life, liberating women, and The liberation of men has brought the creativity of women and men into full play." She also mentioned: "Children's books read by children subtly influence children's cognition all the time, so we must help children, from Reading establishes gender equality awareness, the connotation and value of gender equality, and runs through life and future work."Zhang Mingzhou, chairman of the International Children's Book Alliance and chairman of the Tree of Life Culture Promotion Center, said in his speech, "These good books on gender equality are not only for girls and female readers, but also for boys and male readers, in order to help male readers. Establish a correct awareness of gender equality, respect the independent personality of women, understand and support them to receive a good education and actively participate in social life, and realize their own social value. Start with these selected gender equality books to stimulate the autonomy and independence of girls and women and creativity, live a more wonderful self, promote men to understand, care for and support women more, and contribute to building a more harmonious and beautiful new society and new world."
The project team, experts and guests at the meeting jointly called on the society to pay attention to the development of children's awareness of gender equality. Starting from children's reading good children's books with scientific gender concepts, promote the development of gender equality awareness, promote the progress of social civilization, and build a more harmonious and beautiful new society and new world.
The book list is as follows ↓↓
1 Story Picture Book 38
2 24 stories and novels 3 13 popular science books on gender education 4 25 biographies 
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