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Gender Responsive IssuesLarge Group Discussion SetActivity 1 – What is Gender?A. As a group, debate what the word Gender means to:1. You as a Professional Educator2. A typical community memberB. What are typical Gender roles in your society MaleFemaleC. Are gender roles and sex roles the same? If not, what is the difference between the two roles?Activity 2 – Gender Equality vs. Gender EquityA. Gender Equality: 1. How would you describe this phrase to a community learner?2. What are the socio-cultural barriers in Malawi that challenge Gender Equality?B. Gender Equity:1. How would you describe Gender Equity in one sentence to a PTA member?2. As an educator, what evidence do you look for to ensure Gender Equity is present in a:a. Classroom Environment b. School Management SystemActivity 3 – Social ConstructionExcerpt from Teacher’s Handbook for Gender Responsive Pedagogy a) Find out information in your school about the following: 1. How many women and men are there in the following positions: school board, heads of departments and prefects? 2. Is the school head a man or a woman? ?3. Is the head prefect a girl or a boy? ?4. How many male students and how many female students are there? ?5. How many female teachers and how many male teachers? ?6. Are there gender equality implications of this situation? ?b) When visitors come to the school who does the following tasks between female and male teachers, girls and boys: 1. Receiving the visitors ?2. Cooking and serving ?3. Giving a brief on the school ?4. Presenting the visitor with gifts ?5. Any other activity or situation ?6. Are there gender equality implications of this situation? ?c) What are the specific gender roles in the community surrounding the school. Make a list of the tasks performed by men, by women, by boys and by girls. d) Discussion Points:Discuss if this is a fair distribution of the tasks. ?What impact do these have on the education of the girls and boys? ?Activity 4: Examples of gender stereotyping Excerpt from Teacher’s Handbook for Gender Responsive Pedagogy a) Look at the illustrations provided and answer the following questions: 1. How many men and how many women do you see? ?2. What roles are men playing? ?3. What roles are women playing? ?4. Are these pictures gender responsive? ?5. How could the illustrations be improved to be more gender responsive? ?b) Select one of the textbooks you are using and analyse it for gender stereotypes: (To Complete with your Teachers)1. How many times do women/men, boys/ girls appear in the textbook? ?2. What roles are they playing? ?3. Could some of the role be reversed? ?4. In your opinion is the book gender responsive? 5. Select one illustration or sample text in the textbook that is not gender responsive and make it gender responsive. ................
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