Whose responsibility is it to teach kids about sex?

11 Jul 2023

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The curriculum is improving, but there’s still a long way to go for all young people to be safely included in sex ed. Janaye speaks to PhD student Lauren Black about learning about sexuality from BuzzFeed quizzes and realising parents aren’t always the best teachers.

Condoms on bananas, traumatic birthing videos and extreme scaremongering. That’s how most of us remember sex education at school. And though the curriculum in Aotearoa is improving, there’s still a long way to go for all young people to be safely included in sex ed. Janaye speaks to PhD student Lauren Black about learning about sexuality through BuzzFeed quizzes and realising parents aren’t always the best teachers. And why is it always the PE teachers that are men that teach everyone about sex and sexuality?

Episode launch dates:
E01 TE REO MĀORI REVITALISATION: Tuesday 20th June
E02 THE COST OF LIVING CRISIS: Tuesday 27th June
E03 THE MONARCHY: Tuesday 4th July
E04 SEX EDUCATION: Tuesday 11th July
E05 VAPING: Tuesday 18th July
E06 MUSEUMS: Tuesday 25th July

🎞 Janaye Henry hosts a bite-sized chat show about the issues affecting young people in Aotearoa today. Made with the support of NZ On Air.

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