Gender Equality: Terms + Discussion | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

Would you prefer to have a female boss, or a male boss? Why?

Have you ever seen or experienced sexism? What happened?

Is it okay for a girl to be a tomboy?

Are women better than men at certain things?

What are some gender stereotypes that women deal with?

In your country are the responsibilities of a mother the same as the responsibilities of a father to their families?

Do you see yourself as a typical man/woman? Why or why not?

When a woman and a man are together, who does most of the talking? What makes you think so?

Should boys and girls be treated differently on the part of the parents?

Are there different expectations for sons and daughters?

Are gender roles changing in your country?

Which country ranks among the highest for gender-based violence?

Afghanistan

Globally, women are paid _____ less than men for comparable work, across all regions and sectors.

24%

14%

34%

44%

Around 650 million women alive today were married as children.

True

False

Women account for_____ of the world’s illiterate people.

67%

29%

48%

32%

Women couldn't vote before 1893.

True

False

The first country in the world in which all women are given the right to vote in parliamentary elections.

New Zealand

England

Singapore

Germany

Name two jobs women took up during WWI.

They worked as MECHANICS and DRIVERS

150 years ago women could NOT...

vote, stand in parliament, receive proper medical attention, own property, get divorced, get paid the same as men, get a proper educations...

What is an over-generalized belief about a particular category of people?

stereotype

Matriarchy / Matriarchal society

A social system in which females hold the primary power positions in roles of political leadership, moral authority, social privilege and control of property.

What is a social system in which men hold primary power and predominate in roles of political leadership, moral authority and control of property.

Patriarchy / Patriarchal society