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Hi gender is a significant concept in sociology and social research. According to Bob Connell Professor of sociology and author of 'Gender and Power' (1987), Gender is ,' a pattern of relations among people...an extensive and complex pattern woven through all institutions they live in...and shapes their lives at every level' (Connell et al. 1982pp33-34).There is considerable published research that clearly indicates gender is a issue in OE. Her Outdoors, Risk ,Challenge and Adventure in Gendered Open Spaces from LSA has work concerning women's experience of the outdoors etc. including Linda's work on the women's 'careers' in the outdoors and May Carter from Australia again looking at women's leadership. At a very simple level, the media representation of the outdoors as 'macho' needs unpacking. There is research needed to explore different forms of masculinities as well as femininities in the outdoors. Barbara ---------- > From: Linda Allin <[log in to unmask]> > To: 'Peter Bunyan' <[log in to unmask]> > Cc: 'outres' <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: RE: gender equity in participation > Date: Friday, June 23, 2000 2:47 PM > > Hi Pete > > If we don't have the information, we don't know if it's an issue..so we > should start by getting some information.....then it's a matter of what type > of information is useful....if by gender you mean women, I'm starting with > women's experiences...but that doesn't mean gender isn't an issue for men... > > how many women contribute to this list? > > Linda > > -----Original Message----- > From: Peter Bunyan [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: 23 June 2000 13:52 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: gender equity in participation > > > One question that might be asked is why do we want this information? Is it > purely to describe what is going on. what evidence do we have that gender is > an issue in our industry? > > Pete. > > > > Peter Bunyan 01243 816317 > Adventure Education Component Leader > School of Physical Education > University College Chichester > Chichester PO19 4PE > > > >>> Linda Allin <[log in to unmask]> 23-Jun-00 1:15:59 PM >>> > James > In addition to your question re the gender ratios participating in outdoor > education (to which I don't know the answer!) I was just wondering whether > anyone knew of anywhere where there were figures of the gender ratios for > those actually leading or working on outdoor education programmes? Due to > the diversity of OE it's not easy to know, but maybe there are some figures > re outdoor education centres? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%