This document discusses plans for research on the relationship between gender equality and mental health. The research will involve analyzing existing data and research, as well as conducting a survey of 20-100 people to gather primary data. The survey will ask open and closed questions about gender equality and how it relates to mental health. The research aims to draw conclusions by comparing data between male and female respondents. The finished research would be displayed in schools, colleges, and on social media to reach the target audience of 16-30 year olds. Sensitivity will be needed in conducting the research, as some participants may have been significantly affected by issues of gender equality or mental health.

1. Aims and Considerationssheet
ExistingProducts:
How manyexistingartefactsdoyoufeel youwillneedtolookat?
What kindsof artefacts are you expectingtolook at?
I am expectingtolook atvarioustypesof artefactsto helpgainrelevant informationformy
campaign.One type of artefactI will be lookingatiscurrent researchanddata whichhas been
carriedout by reliablesources –thiswill helpgainabasisformy campaign.AnotherartefactIwill
be lookingatis social mediaaccounts,postersandwebsitesbyexistingcampaigns.
https://www.menshealthforum.org.uk/key-data-mental-health
What elementswill youlook attohelpyouwithyourresearch?
Primary Research:
How many people wouldyou hope to questionas part of your primary research?
For my primaryresearch, Ihope to question anywhere between20-100 people.Thisisbecause I
feel thiswill provide me withenoughdataanda large enoughsample size todraw a conclusion.
What methodswill you use?
The main methodIwill be usingisa survey/questionnaire.Thiswill askparticipantsopenorclosed
questionsbasedongenderequalityandrelatingittomental health.One of the firstquestionswill
be whethertheyare male or female soIcan get data and compare itfor eachgender.
Couldthere be issuesin gettingaccess to people affectedbyyour chosensocial issue?
I don’tfeel there willbe abigissue withgettingaccesstopeople affectedbygenderequality
because mostpeople have experienceditintheirlives.
How will you know ifyour research has beensuccessful?
My researchwill have beensuccessful if Igathera large amountof data to allow me tocompare
and come to a conclusion.Also,it will have beensuccessful if Igetvarietyof malesandfemales
answeringmyquestionnaire.
Considerations:
Whymight you needto be sensitive whencarrying out research on social action issues?
I will needtobe sensitive whencarryingoutthis researchbecause some participantsmayhave
beensignificantlyaffectedbygenderequalityormental healthissues.If Iam notsensitive,Icould
offendorupsetsome participants.

2. Couldyouface any problemswhentryingto researchsocial actionissues?If so,isthere away to
overcome these?
Where wouldyou expectyour finishedpiecestobe displayedand distributed?
I wouldexpectmyfinishedpiecestobe displayedinplaceswheretheywouldbe seenbymytarget
audience 16-30 year olds.One of the bestplacesforthese piecestobe displayedare inschools,
collegesanduniversitiesbecause mostpeople aged16-30 attendsome formof education.Forthe
olderendof my targetaudience,Iwouldneedtodisplaythe finishedpiecesindifferentplaces.
Also,anotherplace where myfinishedpiecescouldbe displayedisonsocial media.Mostpeople
aged16-30 use some formof social mediawhichwouldmeanmypieceswouldbe seenbythe
exactgroup of people Iwantto see them.
What fundingissues mightasocial actionorganisationface?
What ethical considerationsmightyouneedtothinkabout?
How could social, personal and political issuesaffectyour research?
In termsof social issues,oftenpeople onlyfightforone side of the gender equalityspectrum,
whichisfeminism, because of certainsocial constructs.Althoughequalityforwomenhasalways
beena bigissue,there issome inequalitiesonthe men’sside of things.People oftendon’tsee
these issuessuchasmental health,assault, anddon’tfeelthe issue isworthfightingfor.Interms
of politics,certainrules,constructsandregulationsmaystopmyresearchfromtakingplace in a
non-biasedmanor.Peopleare easilyinfluencedbypolitical agendas.
How couldthe community characteristicsandtheirresourcesaffectyourresearch?