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The guide, like the film, is
appropriate for a wide range of audiences, from pre-adolescents through adulthood. A
resource section, particularly designed for high school and university instructors,
promotes meaningful student reflection and actions.
The Myra Sadker Advocates
was founded in 1995 as an ongoing legacy to Myra Sadker's pioneering work in gender
equity. MSA promotes gender equity in and beyond schools. By working to eliminate gender
bias, Advocates enhance the academic, psychological, economic and physical potential of
America's children. Myra Sadker researched gender bias, from grade school through graduate
school. She uncovered not only blatant discrimination, but also subtle patterns of
inequities that permeated classrooms. Sitting in the same classroom, Myra Sadker found
that girls, regardless of racial or ethnic or class background, were being consistently,
if unintentionally, shortchanged. Through her writings and lectures, she alerted America
to the academic, psychological and career costs of sexism. Myra Sadker Advocates are
dedicated to building and expanding on Myra's groundbreaking work, work cut short by
breast cancer.
David Sadker (Ed.D.) is a professor at The American
University (Washington, DC) and has been involved in training programs to combat sexism
and sexual harassment in 45 states and overseas. He has directed more than a dozen federal
equity grants, authored five books and more than 75 articles in journals such as Phi Delta
Kappan, Harvard Educational Review, and Psychology Today. Dr. Sadker received the American
Educational Research Association's award for the best review of research published in the
United States in 1991, their professional service award in 1995, and the Eleanor Roosevelt
Award from The American Association of University Women in 1995. The Sadker's book,
Failing at Fairness: How Our Schools Cheat Girls was published by Touchstone Press in
1995.
Phyllis Lerner (M.A.) is Director of interweave,
(Bethesda, MD) an organization specializing in educational equity and effectiveness
training. Ms. Lerner's background includes almost three decades of teaching experiences at
the elementary, secondary and university levels, as well as a special service consultant
for the California State Department of Education Title IX Office with a focus on physical
education and athletics. She assisted in the development of and appeared in a Master of
Arts in Teaching national video series. Additionally, she worked to produce, direct and
present a gender equity in service series for The Educational Channel, Baltimore County
Public Schools and similar programs with Public Broadcasting in Virginia and
Massachusetts.
Karen Zittleman
(B.S.) is a doctoral student in the School of Education at American University
focusing on educational equity. Her undergraduate work is in gender equity, athletics,
kinesiology and neurosciences. She recently completed an oral history project at the
American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, D.C. conducting pilot
interviews with women scientists.
Acknowledgement:
Myra Sadker Advocates would like to thank the
National Coalition for Sex Equity in Education for the Barb Landers 2000 Memorial Fund
Award. Their contribution made the guide, as well as the Washington, DC premier of "A
Hero for Daisy" possible.
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