A 2026 survey by the NASUWT teachers’ union found: Nearly 1 in 4 female teachers experienced misogynistic abuse from pupils in the past year, with reports increasing year-on-year since 2023.

Sessions push individuals to confront bias, challenge stereotypes, and take responsibility for their part in changing culture, demanding respect, accountability, and equality in how we think, speak, and act.

They also make clear the real and escalating harm caused by growing misogynistic attitudes, and the impact this has on girls and boys, and young women and men.

A global study by King’s College London and Ipsos found 31% of Gen Z men agree that a wife should always obey her husband and 33% say a husband should have the final say in decisions. (2026)

Challenges rigid gender scripts and the expectations placed on young people about how they should think, behave, and relate to others. It exposes how these norms can limit identity, reinforce inequality, and shape unhealthy dynamics.

Sessions encourage individuals to question these pressures, think independently, and build more equal, respectful ways of relating to themselves and others.