Gender Equality - Men and Women

Does Society Treat Men and Women the Same?

1. Write words/phrases that describe the
qualities of a man

1. Write words/phrases that describe the
qualities of a woman

Share what you wrote with a friend. Are you happy with what you wrote?

2. Is it fair to say that all men or women have certain qualities?
Yes why not. This is how people are.
No, we should not generalize. Everyone is different.
I'm not sure.

3. Look at the picture on the right. It shows a popular character named "Rosie the Riveter".
She appeared in many propaganda posters for women during World War II.

4. Sit in a group and write 5 qualities that the picture of this woman represents.

5. Discuss the following questions in your group:
    A. Do you think men and women can do the same jobs? Why?
    B. Do you think men and women should be paid the same ? Why?
    C. Do you think a woman should give up her career to be a house-wife? Why?
    D. Whose job is it to bake a cake/clean the house/raise the children? Why?

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6. STEREOTPYES
A stereotype is a generalization about a group of people.
It is a stereotype to say that all old people are forgetful or that men are better at math than women are.

In the following link you will learn about stereotypes about women.
Read here and find 3 stereotypes about women.

7. Work in a group and write a list of stereotypes about men.
How are they different from the stereotypes about women ?
What can you conclude?

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Links
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Understanding stereotypes, lesson plan
Stereotype busters, lesson plan

Last updated 07/07/08