How do women's bodies matter in adult literacy and basic education?

I recently got this email. This is how some language teaching professionals spend their time.

Call for Proposals

Our Stories, OurSelves: The EmBODYment of Women's Learning
Mev Miller, Ed.D. & Kathleen P. King, Ed.D., Editors

How do women's bodies matter in adult literacy and basic education?
Our Volume 1 -- Empowering Women through Literacy: Views from
Experience (http://www.litwomen.org/publications/empower/) -- focused
on empowering women in the classroom and primarily addressed
intellectual and personal barriers to and growth for women's literacy
learning.

However, we are aware of the many ways in which women's bodies and
whole selves are integral to the womanhood we celebrate, yet are
ignored, or even silenced, in traditional adult ABE, ESOL, and
literacy classes. Even when we do recognize or talk about women's
bodies, these discussions generally focus on sexual violence,
childcare/parenting, or health. Educators and students seek expression
as embodied women, but find these realities difficult to include in
current programs and classes.

The editors seek to gather writings about the many dimensions of
womanhood, specifically related to em-body-ment, as they are
experienced in literacy and basic/developmental educational settings.
We encourage a variety of genres including stories, creative writing,
poetry, articles, drawings, and research.
More details (http://www.litwomen.org/publications/embody/) - Proposal
Deadline: September 30, 2009

Comments

[Katie]

Run away!

[John Fotheringham]

Gender equality = good. Self expression = good. Adding stuff that doesn't belong (or make any logical sense) = bad.