Introductory accounts -- Elusive equality: theoretical engagements -- Addressing gender equality in South Africa: 1994-2008 -- Setting the scene: research approaches and sites -- The Challenge of instituting gender equality in secondary schools -- Struggling with gender and sexuality in primary schools: teaching about HIV and AIDS -- 'AmaBornFree': identities, sexuality and the negotiation of gender equality in secondary schools -- Sexulaity, race and class: the making of identities through young children's accounts of HIV and AIDS -- Teacher masculinities and gendered pedagogy -- Women teachers, women's work and the challenge of care -- Progress towards equality: a conclusion.