Watch the following video about gender discrimination and answer the questions.
Afterwards we will discuss them.
Class discussion points
After part 1:
1. What is the serious issue in the video?
2. What is happening and who are the key people involved?
3. What are the consequences/impact on the people involved?
4. How do you think the people are feeling?
5. How is the teacher treating Beth?
6. Is this discrimination?
7. What protected characteristic are they discriminating against?
8. What prejudiced attitudes do you think the teacher might have?
9. Are these prejudiced attitudes linked to any stereotypes?
10. How does it make you feel when you see the roles reversed in Beth’s imaginary world?
11. How could the situation be improved?
12. How could the teacher’s and students’ attitudes be challenged or improved?
13. Is the teacher fulfilling their public sector equality duty under the Equality Act 2010?
14. Could the teacher be breaking the law under the Equality Act 2010?
After part 2:
1. How have the attitudes/behaviour/feelings of the people changed?
2. What action was taken?
3. How has the situation improved?
4. Do you think it is right or fair for there to be girls’ or boys’ jobs?
5. How do you feel about a girl being a plumber or a boy working in a beauty salon?
6. What is the serious message in the video?
After part 1:
1. What is the serious issue in the video?
2. What is happening and who are the key people involved?
3. What are the consequences/impact on the people involved?
4. How do you think the people are feeling?
5. How is the teacher treating Beth?
6. Is this discrimination?
7. What protected characteristic are they discriminating against?
8. What prejudiced attitudes do you think the teacher might have?
9. Are these prejudiced attitudes linked to any stereotypes?
10. How does it make you feel when you see the roles reversed in Beth’s imaginary world?
11. How could the situation be improved?
12. How could the teacher’s and students’ attitudes be challenged or improved?
13. Is the teacher fulfilling their public sector equality duty under the Equality Act 2010?
14. Could the teacher be breaking the law under the Equality Act 2010?
After part 2:
1. How have the attitudes/behaviour/feelings of the people changed?
2. What action was taken?
3. How has the situation improved?
4. Do you think it is right or fair for there to be girls’ or boys’ jobs?
5. How do you feel about a girl being a plumber or a boy working in a beauty salon?
6. What is the serious message in the video?
SHARING CHORES: vocabulary bank
WHAT IS FEMINISM?
Feminism is the struggle to end sexist oppression.
MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT (1759-1797)
In 1792, the English writer Mary Wollstonecraft called for the full participation of women in the rights and duties of citizenship. The publication of A VINDICATION OF THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN (1792) is thought to be the first concious attempt at engaging polemically with issues of gender discrimination. Listen to this BBC postcast to know more about Mary Wollstonecraft:
In 1792, the English writer Mary Wollstonecraft called for the full participation of women in the rights and duties of citizenship. The publication of A VINDICATION OF THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN (1792) is thought to be the first concious attempt at engaging polemically with issues of gender discrimination. Listen to this BBC postcast to know more about Mary Wollstonecraft: