Research Article https://doi.org/10.12973/eu-jer.12.1.133 European Journal of Educational Research Volume 12, Issue 1, 133 - 144. ISSN: 2165-8714 http://www.eu-jer.com/ Hate Speech and the Gender Perspective: A Problem from the Teaching of Social Sciences in School Jesús Marolla-Gajardo * Metropolitan University of Educational Sciences, CHILE Felipe Zurita-Garrido Metropolitan University of Educational Sciences, CHILE Sixtina Pinochet-Pinochet Universidad Católica del Norte, CHILE Guillermo Castro-Palacios Metropolitan University of Educational Sciences, CHILE Received: June 12, 2022 ▪ Revised: September 1, 2022 ▪ Accepted: November 23, 2022 Abstract: This study explores a socially relevant problem related to teachers' conceptions of hate speech from a gender perspective present in the discourse of teaching history and social science educational practices. The methodology was used within the paradigm with a case study design, as a generalization was not intended. The sample consisted of 80 professors of history and social sciences. A quantitative questionnaire was used to determine the conceptions of the participants. The main findings include the constraints placed by programs and curricula on the presence of hate speech, student interventions in classes, and strategies implemented by participating teachers to position counter-narratives to hate in their practice. The conclusions include the importance teachers place on analyzing the prevalence of hate speech in their practice, both by students and the media, and its impact on teaching. In addition, the results offer some educational insights and perspectives for positioning hate speech as a transformative social justice perspective. Keywords: Gender perspective, hate speech, social networks, social sciences, teacher education. To cite this article: Marolla-Gajardo, J., Zurita-Garrido, F., Pinochet-Pinochet, S., & Castro-Palacios, G. (2023). Hate speech and the gender perspective: A problem from the teaching of social sciences in school. European Journal of Educational Research, 12(1), 133- 144. https://doi.org/10.12973/eu-jer.12.1.133 Introduction The general concern about the prevalence of hate speech and the problems its very existence brings is undeniable in various fields (Arroyo et al., 2018). Aspects such as discrimination, judgment, and stereotypes related to otherness have been common and reiterative characteristics throughout history. Recently, however, hate speech has become more prevalent in society. As Izquierdo (2019) notes, social networks and mass media create a situation in which any comment or other type of expression can be instantly spread across the globe. This finding multiplies the negative effects of hate speech. According to Massip et al. (2021) and Stanley (1991), this type of speech has increased with the rise of new types of fascism and populist speech that propose binary structures of a struggle between "them" and "us." Social networks are the main media in which this speech is disseminated. Sponholz (2016) notes that one of the characteristics of hate speech is to attack the specific characteristics of people rather than the ideas they express or share. Literature review According to Emcke (2017), hate speech is an issue of the past when it attacks certain groups; however, today, it has resurfaced. The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) defines hate speech as follows: “Encouragement, promotion or instigation in any of its shapes, of hate, humiliation or undervalue of a person or group. As well as harassment, discredit, and spread of negative stereotypes, stigmatization, or threat concerning the person or group of people justifying these manifestations based on race, color, ancestry, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, language, religion, or beliefs, sex, gender, sexual orientation, and other characteristics or personal conditions” (ECRI, 2016, p. 25). * Corresponding author: Jesús Marolla-Gajardo, Nucleus of Computational Thinking and Education for Sustainable Development (NuCES), Center for Research in Education (CIE-UMCE). Department of History and Geography, Metropolitan University of Educational Sciences, Chile.  jesus.marolla@umce.cl © 2023 The Author(s). Open Access - This article is under the CC BY license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).