Development of the Competence of Physical Education Teachers in the Field of Gender Approach in Education

Introduction. Implementation of the gender approach in education and upbringing of the younger generation is an up-to-date focus area of modern education. This issue is especially significant in the sphere of physical culture and sports, where gender problems are more acute than in other spheres of public life.Materials and Methods. The research methods were: analysis of scientific papers, articles, educational programs, and Internet resources; study of physical education teaching practices in educational organizations and experience of teachers ' professional development in implementing the gender approach; generalization and systematization of data.Results. To organize physical education classes based on a gender approach, it is necessary to develop the competence of teachers, creating the following organizational and methodological conditions for this. First of all, the inclusion in additional professional programs of the training module "Gender approach in modern education", which contains educational and methodological support, diagnostic tools, recommendations for conducting gender analysis of educational literature, textbooks, and lessons. Another condition is to attract specialists in the field of gender pedagogy and psychology to conduct training sessions. During the inter-course period, it is advisable to organize conferences and seminars, creative meetings with leading scientists on gender issues. It is important to get acquainted with the experience of regional innovation platforms that implement a gender approach in the educational process. Promising tasks are: ensuring continuity in the development of the physical education teacher's competence to implement a gender approach in working with students; development of diagnostic tools for studying teacher competence deficits in gender issues.Discussion and Conclusions. The conditions considered by us (personnel, educational and methodological, scientific and methodological, informational) will contribute to improving the competence of physical education teachers in the application of a gender approach and can be widely used in their training and professional development in pedagogical colleges, universities, and institutes of postgraduate education