GENDER STEREOTYPES

Challenge gender stereotypes and learn about equality in this interactive worksheet.

Here are some of the typical stereotypes. Put the items under the title you find appropriate. Women shopping watching romantic comedies gossiping fashion addicts long time to get ready crying a lot Men watching football fixing around house speeding gadget addicts ready in a minute hiding feelings Female and male Watch the video. What are the ideas in the video you agree or disagree with? Explain your answer. Do you understand the term "toxic masculinity"? Describe the term with the help of the Internet if needed. We believe: The best men can be Watch the video and find some of the examples of toxic and positive masculinity This commercial received positive and negative feedback. What do you think of it? Read the text and fill in the missing words. Inequality in sportsWomen have made great strides in sports. And when I say strides, I mean thisliterally. Up until 1960's Olympics, women weren't allowed to compete in running races over 200 metres in distance. Now, since 2012, they can compete in every Olympic event. However, this race to equality is not a sprint, it's a marathon, and we're still not at the finish line.Charlotte Edwards, Katy McLean and Kate Richardson-Walsh – these are the names of the female captains who brought their English teams to victory in the highest international cups of their sports. Have you heard of them? Mostly likely not. Yet when I mention names like David Beckham, Andy Murray and Lewis Hamilton, undoubtedly you will know of these sporting legends. So why is that? Because statistically speaking, male sport gets over 90 per cent of all sporting coverage in the UK. With no exposure to women's sport comes no demand and with no demand comes no exposure – it's a vicious circle and seemed to be a never-ending nightmare for female athletes.However, new initiatives like 'This Girl Can', 'Girls Active' and 'Girls Make Your Move' shed a light on women in sport, who in the past didn't always seem to have the brightest of futures. These campaigns encourage every woman–small, tall, strong, graceful, flexible, sporty and not sporty (yet!)–to get involved in physical exercise and by doing so break stereotypes. Norway has become somewhat of a pioneer in its efforts to demonstrate gender equality in sport. It is playing a whole new ball game with the agreement to pay male and female football players equally. It means one can be a footballer and a feminist as equal play means equal pay.So next time someone tells you that you throw like a girl, throw it right back at them because this girl can.