Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: understanding our gender identity: connecting the personal with the professional / Tamar Jacobson -- Practical applications from the history of gender and early childhood education / Blythe F. Hinitz and Dorothy W. Hewes -- Discussing gender / Eila Estola -- Do daddies wear lipstick? and other child-teacher conversations exploring constructions of gender / Jeanne Marie Iorio and Hema Visweswaraiah -- One hundred hotdogs, or performing gender in the elementary classroom / Gail Masuchika Boldt -- Encouraging men in their conversations with children / Josh Thompson and Stephen Garretson -- Gender portrayal in early childhood children's books / Clarissa M. Uttley and Cynthia A. Roberts -- Using picture books and literary experiences to help boys and girls develop literacy and socio-emotional skills / Debby Zambo -- The role of early childhood in gender differences in mathematics / Sylvia Bulgar -- Block building in the primary classroom as a gender equalizer in math and science / Debra Dyer -- Healthy sexuality development and gender roles in early childhood / Donna Couchenour and Kent Chrisman -- Creating preschool classroom environments that promote gender equity / Janis Strasser and Lisa Mufson Koeppel -- Lessons learned early: girls wait / Sonja de Groot Kim -- Men in education: reframing the gender issue / Shaun Johnson.