Gendered stereotypes in the School Textbooks: Research and a teaching intervention

School textbooks have been a key field of research on gender inequalities throughout the world due to their role as carriers of the prevailing social and cultural values. In Greece, research on textbooks has shown that regardless of their subject matter or the level of education they are written for, they share common characteristics, such as the underrepresentation of women and their restriction to traditional roles. This paper studies the illustrations of a textbook used for the teaching of English in junior high schools in Greece, under the gender perspective. Based on the research findings, a teaching proposal is suggested, engaging actively the students themselves, with an aim to raise their awareness towards gender inequality both in the school context, and in social and professional life.