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The purpose of this thesis is to study how pupils are treated in physical education classes, how the treatment can affect gender equality during classes and how the pupils perceive themselves. Previous research shows that teachers' subconsciousness about their own view of gender and practice can be part of shaping and reproducing gender differences in physical education. Furthermore, previous research has revealed stereotypical beliefs that boys to nature are more suitable for sports than girls. Boys' performance is considered to be the norm for physical education and girls differ from this norm due to their gender. This study aims to analyze PE teachers' attitudes towards gender equality in physical education classes using the following research questions; (1) how does student interaction take place in physical education? and (2) in what way is gender equal education promoted? The thesis is based on a systematic literature review. The research material consisted of nine peer-reviewed articles from eight different countries. The material was found using keywords and keyword combinations from different databases and the material was analyzed through a content analysis. The results of the literature review show that teachers interact with pupils in physical education both verbally and through their practice. There were clear differences in teachers' way of interacting with girls and boys in the way they communicated, how frequently the communication took place and, in the attention paid to achievements. The results also point to scarcity in equality in physical education due to a lack of competence among teachers and teachers' unawareness about their own view of gender and how it affected their own actions.