Children learn to tackle stereotyping, bullying and gender based violence in new scheme

Martin and Mary McAleese spoke of the importance of parental reinforcement and engagement of children from a young age in order to "dismantle" learned stereotypes. File Picture

A new initiative educating schoolchildren on how to tackle gender stereotyping, bullying and violence has been hailed by former President Mary McAleese as the "best" resource to hit classrooms "in a very long time".

Ms McAleese and her husband, Dublin City University (DCU) chancellor Martin, spoke of the importance of parental reinforcement and engagement of children from a young age in order to "dismantle" learned stereotypes.