To promote the economic and social development of Saskatchewan and of Canada by ensuring that all individuals are equipped to contribute to the maximum of their ability. Saskatchewan's educational system has recently developed a new Core Curriculum. Implementing gender equity at the same time as Core Curriculum will mean that gender equity becomes a part of the overall curriculum plan and of individual courses of study. The principles which follow are fundamental to achieving gender equity. They provide a basis for planning and action by teachers, schools, school divisions, educational organizations and communities.
Students have a right to a learning environment that is gender-equitable.
Students, in consultation with their families, have a right to make individual decisions about the roles, programs of study and careers that are appropriate for them. The school can help students choose by making them aware of the many, varied options available. Attitudes and behaviours which contribute to gender equity are learned and therefore can be taught to both students and teachers. Female and male students have had different experiences in school and in society and thus may have different ways of learning. In a gender-equitable educational system, all ways of learning are respected equally.