Ladettish

The school, through its strong intervention at this stage, is giving them a reason not to be laddish (or ladettish!), offering them almost a face-saving device to enable them to work without undermining their own sense of ‘being a lad or a ladette’.

Celebration is not easy to define, but is not to be confused with self-gratification, buffoonery, laddish or ladettish behaviour.

That said, the central importance of socio-culturally based strategies in challenging notions of ‘laddish’ masculinity and ‘ladettish’ femininity, and engaging peer leaders with their schooling, emerges as a compelling priority for intervention work.

The project also addressed “laddish masculinity” and “ladettish femininity,’ British terms for gender stereotypical attitudes and behaviors.