Gender & Stereotypes

• Global Orientation
• Secundair onderwijs

1. Alquin: 'The new gender rules' (reading)
2. TedX speakers (watching/listening)
3. Choose your topic and start preparing
4. Preparing your own project
5. Presenting your project

Various viewpoints:

• History of gender roles: the past
• Stereotypes of gender roles in the present
• Gender roles in the future: how can we tackle this at schools?
• Gender roles in the future: what can parents do to raise their kids without labelling their identity as boy/girl? What with the gender reveal party?
• What can we do to avoid putting people's identity in boxes (male/female)?
• How can we treat other people more as "people" instead of presuming what they are like and what we expect from them because of their gender?
• How do you think gender roles will evolve in the future?
• other.. (feel free to come up with your own ideas :)

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male stereotypes?

female
stereotypes?

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Disney

Which stereotypes are related to the story / characters ?

what would you change about the Disney characters?

avoiding gender in writing ...

change the following to make them gender neutral:

1. fireman
2. stewardess
3. chairman
4. actor
5. policeman
6. waitress
7. weatherman
8. maid 

try to use ...

1. firefighter
2. flight attendent
3. chairperson
4. performer
5. police officer
6. server 
7. meteorologist 
8. housecleaner 

1. Women and men:
usually get birthday presents of the same price

2. Women and men:
spend the same amount of money on clothes

3. Women and men:
have equal opportunities in sports

4. Women and men:
have the same emotional reactions

5. Women and men:
have the same opportunities for top jobs

6. Women and men:
earn the same pay for the same jobs

Today

What do you remember from last week's lesson?

Gender marketing

Assignment

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Whom does this commercial target - men or women? What makes you say this?

Exercise 

Watch the video on the next slide and answer the questions

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How is masculinity portrayed in society?

Why is this phrase problematic for society?

Is there a question you still have or a comment you would like to make?

More on gender roles in lesson 2

SDGs and Gender Equality

https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/in-focus/2022/08/in-focus-sustainable-development-goal-5

https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2019/03/gender-equality-sustainable-development-goal-5/

https://www.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/publications/2023/09/progress-on-the-sustainable-development-goals-the-gender-snapshot-2023

Examples

https://www.euronews.com/2023/07/27/gender-inequality-in-sport-the-challenges-facing-female-athletes

https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2021/10/experts-take-gender-equality-is-critical-for-the-afghanistans-future

Assignment

Gender equality

Create a Poster 

1. Pick a topic related to gender equality. (You may work in pairs.)
2. Do research on your topic. Find information about the situation in different parts of the world. 
3. Collect pictures and text. Save your findings digitally.
4. Design a digital poster to create awareness about your topic concerning gender equality.
5. Your poster should draw attention, invite people to read and make them think. Thus: make an attractive poster with surprising information and a clear message.

Planning

• Today: decide on topic (and partner)
• Find a minimum of 3 sources (per person) related to your topic. 
• Upload your findings in Google Spaces (create a space and give me (and your partner) access.
• Discuss findings with your partner, decide what else you need to make a good poster
• Homework 11/10: do more research and be ready to create your poster during the lesson.
• Lesson 11/10: make your (digital) poster. Upload your poster in Classroom.
• Lesson 25/10: Peer Assessment Posters

Rubric

See Classroom

More inspiration

• The future of gender roles (ErinRose Carr - YT video)
  
• Gender is not a straight line (Charlie Hobman- YT video)
• Pink and Blue: Communicating gender to children (Anthony Schullo - YT video)
• Some facts..

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Some facts..