Abstract
This article describes and reflects on strategies developed at Umeå University to raise the profile of gender within teacher education. In attempting to address ‘fears of feminism’ of many teacher educators in Sweden (as elsewhere∥, an ongoing seminar was organised which, it was hoped, would be able to promote professional development, stimulate awareness and discussion of gender issues, and also, address any fears of feminism that might remain. The aim was to identify gender theoretical, research and practice frameworks for teacher education. Prior to the start of the seminar a number of key issues had emerged concerning gender issues in teacher education. These include the feminisation of teaching and teacher education as ‘women's work’ and the fusing of gender with other equity issues in teacher education. The seminar was conducted in two languages, Swedish and English – what the authors referred to as ‘Swinglish’. An earlier version of this article was written in both languages
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