“Det går att inkludera sexualitet, samtycke och relationer i alla ämnen.”: En kvalitativ studie om SRHR i gymnasieskolan

Abstract

Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are essential for overall health and are considered human rights. Comprehensive education in the field of SRHR is crucial for young people to achieve good sexual and reproductive health and increase the likelihood of their rights being respected. In the fall of 2022, the upper secondary school curriculum in Sweden was updated to include an equality perspective in education, as well as teaching students about gender norms, sexuality, consent, and relationships. This qualitative study utilizes concepts from gender and feminist research to examine students' education on SRHR issues at the upper secondary level. It focuses on how gender norms are made visible among the students. The study explores how teachers work to include the topics of equality, gender norms, sexuality, consent, and relationships in their teaching. It also investigates the teachers' experiences and perspectives on their opportunities for competence development. The data is collected through semi- structured interviews. The results indicate that boys seem to be less informed about sexual relations, consent and sexual assault possibly because of gender norms. Teachers include the topics equality, gender norms, sexuality, consent and relationships in their teaching in varying degrees, which appears to depend on their level of interest in these subjects, available time, and opportunities for competence development.