Chaves | Book launch for ‘Crianças por Inteiro’ by Cidália Mocho Alves

Gender equality does not begin with laws, nor with major public debates. It begins much earlier. It begins at home, at school, in the words that are repeated, in the silences that nobody breaks, in the examples that children observe, and in the inequalities that they so often learn to regard as normal. In *Crianças por Inteiro*, Cidália Mocho Alves shows how childhood and adolescence are shaped by outdated ideas about what it means to be a girl or a boy — and how these ideas can shape self-esteem, love, respect, the body, freedom and the future. This is a powerful, humane and essential book for everyone who believes that educating for equality means raising children who are freer, more aware and more whole.
Supported by: Chaves Municipal Council