Gender Violence Lesson Plan - English Language
1. Gender inequality: Images and perceptions
Lead in
There is a series of attitudes, behaviours and roles that boys and
girls are pressured to adopt (and enact) in the process of becoming men
and women in our society. Some of these are of course learned, and
correspond to established stereotypes we conform to as we become
adults. As we will see in the rest of the unit, some of these
stereotypes are also at the root of violence against women.
Learning gender roles: Reflect on the following questions
- What does it mean to act ‘like a man’? What words or expectations come to mind? (e.g. men don’t cry; men are tough; etc).
- What does it mean to act ‘like a woman’? What words or expectations do you think of? (e.g. girls are polite; girls are neat and submissive; etc).
- Where do we learn these gender roles? What people influence our learning of them? Can you mention any specific examples? Where else in society do we find these messages?
- What are some situations where you may be pressured to ‘act like a man’ or ‘be a lady’?
- How might these stereotypes lead to violence?
Thinking about gender stereotypes
The table below shows some common examples of gender stereotyping. For each example, decide what ways of thinking are associated with the stereotype and what other possible ways of thinking there might be which are not shown in the examples. The first one has been done for you.
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Examples of stereotyping
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These advertisements seem to suggest that mothers do all the housework and cooking, and really enjoy this | Men should do more of the cooking. Some mothers hate doing housework. |
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