What Are Bias, Stereotypes, And Equity?

This essay is discussing bias, stereotypes and equity in the light of three areas which are gender, disability, and media. Within each of these chosen areas a discussion will occur looking at bullying and/or conflict, as well as linking to the writers own experiences relating to these areas. There is also an exploration of the implications that these three areas have for both students and teachers. Therefore, it is important to explore these further by first defining the key themes of gender, bias, stereotypes and equity to ensure accuracy is obtained.
Although there are many variations of a definition for bias, stereotypes, gender, and equity, it is crucial to make sure that we have a correct definition to allow our teaching practices to be inclusive of all children in our classroom. In education teachers have their own definitions and perspectives on the key themes explored in this essay, one being bias. Bias as suggested by Blank, Houkamau, & Kingi, 2016, (p. 2) is constructed by a mishmash of cultural messaging which then impacts our ability to build relationships with people we
It is important that teachers are aware of this and the implications this has on their teaching practices. Frawley (2005) explores the implications of gender on education and states numerous ways that teachers can reduce and minimize gender bias and stereotypes. Frawley (2005) suggests the following as some effects on education that needs to be considered and understood: promoting gender equity, and helping meet the needs of individual learners in the classroom which can be broken down into three areas: teacher-student interaction/ communication, instructional styles, and curriculum/ instructional materials. In short, gender is a huge part of children and teachers lives, and the perspectives that are held can positively or negatively affect the individual presently or in the