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In this article, the editors highlight the pressing need for the educational reinforcement of gender equality as a principle in European societies. Media has been central both to the organisation of gender equality initiatives and activities and to the resistance to it. While media is often cited as the cause or agent of anti-gender rhetoric, it is also leveraged for the promotion of gender equality as evidenced in the increasing visibility of and attention to gender issues across various media including TV and film, broadcasting, social media and the press. The editors attend specifically to serial drama as a tool and catalyst for the promotion of gender equality. Focusing on young people as key stakeholders in gender equality and change agents for an equitable world, the introduction and contributions to the issue identify some of the challenges that educators face in teaching gender equality and proposes several valuable tools and techniques for using serial dramas addressed to or watched by young people.
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