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Court Strikes Down School’s Policy Requiring Girls to Wear Skirts/Skorts

By Amanda Mergler01/04/2019BlogAmerica, court ruiling, public school, skirts, skorts, Union

Girls’ Uniform Agenda are thrilled to read today that three young girls in America have successfully sued their public school for forcing them to wear skirts to school. A North Carolina Court in the USA ruled that it is unlawful for a public school to require girls to wear skirts. The three students – aged 5, 10, and 14 – argued that wearing skirts restricted their movement, inhibited them in school situations such as playing

Freedom, Childhood, and School Dresses

By admin31/03/2019Blog, Opinionactive girls, Freedom, physical activity

Guest Blog from GUA Supporter, Alex Lee, ANU Student, Jasiri Trailblazer Fellow 2018 A Child’s Mind (and body) For me, primary school is synonymous with a feeling; that sensation of pure unbounded freedom, joy, and limitless possibility evoked by the ringing of the lunchtime bell and the running of six hundred feet in a kind of ritualised race across the oval and towards the Playground. I distinctly remember the sensation of a ball of energy and

Private Schools Must Offer Choice to Girls: Radio Interview

By admin21/03/2019Uncategorized

Radio Interview Transcript (11 February 2019): Richard Glover on Drive talking to Co-Founder of Girls’ Uniform Agenda, Dr Amanda Mergler and Principal Phillip Heath, Barker College, New South Wales. Private Schools Must Offer Choice to Girls. Richard Glover: After a change to uniform policy last year, NSW public schools are now required to offer shorts and trouser options to girls. There’s no longer a need for the girls to wear a dress

Uniform Shop Conversations: Dresses for Girls

By Amy Blain06/03/2019Blog, Opinionchallenging gender steretoypes, changing culture, physical activity, uniform shop

I was buying more shorts for my little one and speaking to another Kindy parent whilst waiting in line at the uniform shop. Our conversation was a reminder of just how strongly ingrained in school cultures it is for girls to wear skirts and dresses. It went like this: Mum: I wish Aisha* would wear shorts and a top to school. All she’ll wear is the skort and top. Me: Yes, I don’t see the

Freedom of Uniform Choice Begins With Us!

By admin13/02/2019Blogchoice, girls voices, shorts

Guest blog from our NSW Girls Uniform Rep, Karina McDougall We talk a lot about schools and policymakers offering girls a choice to wear shorts and pants with their uniform. But what about when schools offer that choice to girls, but parents deny their daughters the freedom to exercise that choice? Take for example this conversation which took place in the uniform shop of one school this week: Daughter: Mum I want some shorts! Mum: No you have dresses. I’ll buy you the shirt

WARNING Long List of Excuses For Refusing Girls Choice of Pants & Shorts

By Amy Blain10/01/2019Blog

As 2019 takes off, we’re all still thinking about whether we should make new year’s resolutions and what the year ahead holds. Here’s a reminder of the reasons we’ve heard for refusing girls the choice of pants and shorts. If you’ve been thinking about doing something, or been put-off by your school, get in touch and get connected to your state rep. If you’ve had a success, make sure you let us know, you can

Discrimination in School Uniform Choice in Public, Private and Faith-Based Schools

By Amanda Mergler18/12/2018Blog

The Australian Council of Human Rights Agencies (ACHRA) met to discuss discrimination in School Uniform Choice in Public, Private and Faith-Based Schools Girls’ Uniform Agenda have been working with a number of anti-discrimination commissioners across Australia to explore what can be done about schools that force girls to wear skirts and dresses. Thanks to our advocacy, the issue of girls’ school uniforms was on the agenda when ACHRA met in Adelaide on 18 and 19

Schools Ban Pants and Shorts for Girls

By Amy Blain15/11/2018Blog, Opinion

Said no headline ever. Requiring girls to wear dresses and skirts, with no other options, is a ban on shorts and pants. We see Australian headlines of schools banning skirts and dresses; and the absolute outrage in the UK following the decision of 40 secondary schools to ban skirts. We don’t see headlines of the shorts and pants ban for girls. Yet, girls still can’t wear shorts and pants in schools across Australia, in