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In the period 1993-2004 there were 21 issues of the feminist cultural journal ASPEKT published (in A4 format, ranging from 92 to 334 pages). The journal opened new topics in the Slovak and Czech discourses; the translations of the most substantial texts of feminist movement, women's and gender studies were published; journal's editors also initiated writing of many original studies, which were applying the feminist view. Both metaphorically and literally it built the vocabulary of emerging feminists and feminisms. The anthological character of the journal preserves it as an always-actual studying material. Editors: Jana Cviková, Jana Juráňová, Juliana Szolnokiová Editorial Matronage: Irena Brežná (Switzerland), Heidi Burmeister (Germany), Konstanze Fliedl (Austria), Hana Havelková (Czech Republic), Bożena Chołuj (Poland), Ľubica Jolly (France), Zuzana Kiczková (Slovakia), Saša Lienau (Czech Republic), Elżbieta Matynia (USA), Libuše Moníková (Germany), Angela Repka (Germany), Susanna Roth (Switzerland), Ruth Rosen (USA), Ann Snitow (USA), Jiřina Šiklová (Czech Republic), Alena Wagnerová (Germany), Sławomira Walczewska (Poland), Naomi Woronow (USA), Kateřina Zoufalová (Italy) 1/1993 Beauty Myth 1/1994 Motherhood 2/1994 Feminisms 3/1994 Witches 1/1995 Women's Writing 2-3/1995 Women and Power 1/1996 Lesbian Existence 2/1996 Fears and Barriers 1/1997 Human Rights 2/1997 Female Body I 3/1997 Female Body II 1/1998 Women's Thinking 2/1998 Women's Spaces 3/1998 Violence Against Women I 1/1999 Violence Against Women II 2/1999 Personal is Political 1/2000 One Is Not Born a Woman 2/2000-1/2001 Patriarchy 2/2001 Dramas 1/2002 Flesh Became Word 1/2003-2004 Herstories of Women
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As concerns math, I would say their performance is also about the same, because girls catch up due to their hard work. But boys are smarter at math. Girls catch up with them because they learn. So the final effect is the same. (female teacher, broader consensus)" While in many countries gender equality issues in education have been studied for several decades, in Slovakia these issues have only recently started attracting more attention. nonetheless, knowledge of gender equality in education based on systematic research is a necessary precondition for formulation of inclusive educational policies that would not leave out a single girl or boy. It is therefore important to gain insight into the overall situation of teachers as well as their behavior and attitudes towards their pupils. Interviews with teachers that are the main part of this research indicated that many gender inequalities survive in schools in Slovakia: high feminization of the teaching profession has an impact on a low social prestige of the profession and its low financial remuneration. Just like abroad, also in Slovakia teachers treat boys and girls differently and approach them with different expectations. Give the almost universal dominance of gender stereotypes also in the school setting these differences often remain hidden. It is therefore important to heighten gender sensitivity of teachers and to increase their competence in gender sensitive education and issues of gender equality. However, in order to achieve higher gender sensitivity of teachers it is also important to foster change in their social status, remuneration, working conditions and gender balance of the profession. (by the Editor)
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