This document discusses gender equality and equity. It defines gender equity as being fair to both men and women, including measures to compensate for historical disadvantages. Gender equality is defined as equal enjoyment of human rights and resources regardless of gender. The document discusses how gender structures people's behaviors, roles, and participation in activities, meetings, political processes, services, and training. It also discusses access to assets like natural resources, information, education, social capital, income, services, employment, and benefits. The rest of the document provides tips and strategies for promoting gender equality in daily life and the classroom, such as sharing household and childcare duties equally, challenging gender stereotypes in educational materials, using gender-neutral language, and mixing boys and

1. Addressing Gender
Related Challenges
in the Community

2. What is the role of
individuals in the
community?

3. Which jobs do men
and women do?

6. Gender Equity & Equality
Gender Equity
Process of being fair to women and men, including using
measures to compensate for historical and social
disadvantages that prevent men and women from
operating on a level playing field.
Gender Equality
The state or condition that affords women and men equal
enjoyment of human rights, socially valued goods,
opportunities, and resources.

9. Practices, Roles, and Participation
Gender structures peoples’ behaviors and actions
—what they do (Practices), the way they carry out
what they do (Roles), and how and where they
spend their time (Participation).
Participation
• Activities
• Meetings
• Political processes
• Services
• Training courses

10. Access to Assets
The capacity to access resources necessary to be a
fully active and productive participant in society
(socially, economically, and politically).
Assets
• Natural and productive resources
• Information
• Education
• Social capital
• Income
• Services
• Employment
• Benefits

11. Anything a man
can do; a woman
can do too.

12. 10 ways to
promote gender
equality in daily
life
SHARE HOUSEHOLD
CHORES AND
CHILDCARE
EQUALLY
WATCH FOR SIGNS
OF DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE
SUPPORT MOTHERS
AND PARENTS
REJECT RACIST
ATTITUDES
HELP WOMEN GAIN
POWER
LISTEN AND
REFLECT
HIRE DIVERSITY.
PAY (AND DEMAND)
THE SAME SALARY
FOR EQUAL WORK

13. Promoting Gender-
Fair Education in
the Classroom

18. 10 ways to
promote gender
equality in the
classroom

19. Ensure
Ensure
educational
materials are
free from gender
stereotypes.
Challenge
Challenge
expectations of
professions
typically
associated with a
particular
gender, for
example include
a female
construction
worker or soldier
and a male
secretary or
nurse.
Avoid
Avoid the term
‘guys,’ which
may make
female students
feel excluded,
use gender-
neutral pronouns
like ‘everyone.’
Do not refer
Do not refer to
stereotypical
characteristics
like ‘boys don’t
cry’ or ‘girls
don’t fight’
which limits
understanding of
gender roles.
Address
Address phrases
like ‘you play
like a girl’ or
‘man up,’ and
point out the
gender
implications of
these statements
and help find
alternative
phrasing.

21. Help Help students identify instances of gender bias, through awareness activities
or historical events, laws and cultural changes.
Explore Explore gender concepts and roles from different communities.
Mix Mix boys and girls to work on projects together.
Ensure Ensure any educational materials used show genders in equal measure.
Avoid Avoid segregating boys and girls into separate lines, separate sports activities
and mix seating up in the classroom.