By age two, girls are already playing outside less than boys
In the U.K.’s first national survey of play in preschool-aged children, researchers found that girls play outside less than boys, starting at age two. “It’s concerning that at age two, we’re already seeing these differences in the time that boys and girls play outdoors in nature,” explains study co-lead Dr. [...]
Finding Nature News: Nature play for gender equity
Check out this lead story in the Children and Nature Network March bulletin. Director of Green Schoolyards and Communities Priya Cook takes a close look at how incorporating natural elements into schoolyard design can help encourage girls to get active, and the accompanying Stat Sheet.
Reciprocal care for nature and wellbeing project
Increasing the use of the outdoors is one way the Scottish Government measures the prosperity and well-being of its citizens. Greenspace Scotland have shared this Scottish Government strategic research programme, which recognises the need to cultivate conditions for a reciprocal relationship between people and the environment. This includes how childhood [...]
Making outdoor learning and play inclusive of girls
Learning Through Landscapes explore four ways to ensure that outdoor learning and play is safe, inclusive, and accessible for all.
Playing outside: who, where and what?
This Child in the City article (01-02-2022) describes research undertaken in the Netherlands on how boys and girls play outdoors in public spaces. The results are analysed in terms of gender, age and how they play together.
