Boys vs Girls and their gender roles

1. Review
Gender Roles

2. What are gender roles?
Roles that we assume
are RIGHT by gender
(by being a boy or girl).

3. Let’s think about some gender
roles.
• It’s not easy to define these roles.
• They are roles that we are told from a
young age.
• So let’s think, based ON GENDER
ROLES…

4. Are gender roles correct?
Or should we let everyone make
their OWN roles?
Think about it.
Then talk about it with your partner.

5. Let’s talk about it!
Do gender roles make sense?

6. Raise your hand if you like the color
blue!
Raise your hand if you like the color
pink!
Raise your hand if you like sports!

7. Raise your hand if you like to dance!
Raise your hand if you like to sing!
Raise your hand if you like to play
video or computer games!
So many hands up!

8. • In modern society, attitudes have
changed about the types of things that
men and women can do.
• Men and women do different types of
jobs, have different responsibilities
and have different hobbies than they
did in the past.

9. This is MODERN SOCIETY!

10. Book time!
• Let’s read through page 35 together.
• Then we’ll talk about if you agree or
disagree.
• And why?

11. Let’s watch
• We will watch the Like a girl
ad.
• Then we will talk about how it
makes you feel.

12. Before watching…
• What does insult mean?
• What does self-confidence
mean?
• Great!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjJQBj
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Let’s watch!

13. What did you think about the
video?
• Can you see the difference between the
beginning and the end?
• What is the difference?
• Which is better?

14. Let’s go back…
• We’re going to watch again (starting at
1:55 – 2:35) and listen to the advice an
older girl gives
Let’s watch!

15. Do you agree with
her advice?

16. What if someone told a
boy you shouldn’t cry?
What would you say?
What advice would you
give?

17. Homework!
• On page 36, give advice Annie and John.
• What should they do?

18. • Like a Girl ad:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjJQBj
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• Buzzfeed:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=381bel
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