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Body Liberation for Gender Equality: Training Curriculum
This is a resource designed for youth workers and educators interested in strengthening young people’s competencies on issues related to the themes such as body image, gender inequalities, weight stigma, and body liberation.
Aims of the tool
A beginner for discussions and exploration. The material includes practical steps, handouts, reflection questions, additional reading resources and other tools to assist youth workers and other educators in supporting young people, especially women.
Description of the tool
THE CONTENTS:
[1] What’s body for me? Explore body beyond appearance; reflect on different bodies, stereotypes, media representation and visibility.
[2] Relationship with the Body. Explore what shapes our relationship with our bodies and how language can hurt or empower.
[3] Me & Being Myself. Introduce body liberation and radical self-acceptance; shift attention from appearance to experiences, abilities and needs.
[4] Breaking the Stigma. Understand weight stigma and size discrimination across media, education, healthcare, work and everyday life.
[5] Body Comes in Different Shapes and Sizes. Use intersectionality to understand overlapping identities; recognise body-related harm and practise boundary-setting, redirection and exit.
[6] Body Liberation through the Support System. Rewrite harmful body narratives and map peer, community, professional and structural support actors.
Available in four languages (ENG, LV, CZ, GR) and screen reader accessible version here: https://bodyliberation.eu/body-liberation-for-gender-equality-training-curriculum/
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Tool overview
http://toolbox.salto-youth.net/6032
This tool is for
Youth, young women
and addresses
Social Inclusion, Gender issues
It is recommended for use in:
Youth Exchanges
Training and Networking
Materials needed:
Specified for each activity in curriculum
Duration:
Specified for each activity in curriculum
Behind the tool
The tool was created by
Body Liberation Network
in the context of
Body Liberation for Gender Equality, 2025-1-LV02-KA210-YOU-000352192
The tool was published to the Toolbox by
Flourish NGO (on 6 October 2026)
and last modified
1 October 2026
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