For three decades researchers have known that internalized gender norms and teen sexual behavior are strongly linked, because in sexual situations gender codes define how kids will act. This is especially true for those who are relatively inexperienced -- and thus most at risk for unhealthy behaviors. These kids are mostly likely to believe in and follow popular, stereotypic gender presentations for how boys and girls act in sexual situations because they don't know better. For them, these primitive scripts are reality. 

Now we have one.

After interviewing more than 80 scientists, researchers and academics in dozens of countries, the Population Council (www.popcouncil.org) has just released the It's All One Curriculum. It's an extensive user-friendly wrap-around guide to developing gender literate sex ed.

You can check it all out here (it takes a moment to download but it's worth it):

This is a great effort. It seems like every day, more organizations are joining in the effort to increase awareness of the importance of gender norms when it comes to ensuring children's health and well-being.