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Gender Equality in the world: What are the priorities and what steps can we take?

 

 

LEAD-IN AND PREPARATORY TASKS

 

1- SURVEY

Questions:

With regards to gender equality in your country do you think that:

  1. More needs to be done.
  2. Men and women are now equal. 
  3. Women's equality has gone too far.

 

The same questions were used for a survey carried out in 2016 by Survation, a polling and market research agency based in London; the graphs below illustrate the answers given.

Look at the graphs and , in groups of 3, discuss the questions below. Be ready to feedback the content of your discussion to the class.

 

 

 

 

1 Describe the findings (what the graph illustrates).

2 Are you surprised? Why? Why not?

3 Do you think you would get similar results in your own country?

 

2- THE REALITY IN 2020

Worldwide Facts and Figures 2020

 

3- CRITERIA TO BE USED

 

 

 

 

THE WEBQUEST

INTRODUCTION

A lot remains to be done in the area of gender equality. 

You will work in a group of 3 or 4.

You work for a charity organisation which is currently planning budget allocation for the next 5 years. They are convinced of the importance of women empowerment but they need to decide which country and which issue in particular should be addressed.

You need to present your project and convince the pannel that you should be allocated the funds to carry it out.

 

TASK

You will make a slide presentation about a country where women empowerment is lacking and focus on two or three areas that need improving. You will suggest practical ways of initiating these improvements. Your presentation should include details about:

 

PROCESS

You will be assigned to a group of 3.

You will decide on the country you will focus on. You should use the National Geographic report on the best and worst countries for women   as one of your sources.

You will identify the areas you want to improve. 

You will watch a TED talk by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, first woman president of an African country, about bringing about changes in Liberia. Other sources are also recommended in the grid below.

You will devise a strategy to implement changes in your chosen areas.

 

 

 

 

 

RESOURCES

 

EVALUATION

 

  Excellent Good Satisfactory Needs improvement
Content All 3 preparatory tasks were completed and a powerpoint presentation was delivered All 3 preparatory tasks were completed and a presentation was delivered with some illustrative slides All 3 preparatory tasks were attempted and a presentation was delivered Preparatory work was attempted but no prersentation was delivered
Communication Is able to engage in discussion and to present arguments convincingly to an audience Is able to engage in discussion and to present arguments to an audience Is able to listen to other people's arguments and to communicate a message to an audience Does not engage in discussion and did not attempt to talk to an audience
Cognition Good evidence is given of understanding the types of issue related to gender equality Some evidence is given of understanding the types of issue related to gender equality Some evidence is given of superficially understanding some issues related to gender equality No evidence was given of grasping the types of issue related to gender equality
Culture/Community Excellent teamwork and demonstrates an ability to involve other members of the group Good teamwork and and gave some evidence of being able to encourage other members of the group to participate Some evidence of being a team player but lacks the ability to facilitate other people's involvement Needs to develop the ability to work collaboratively
Competence Is able to use various sources as a basis to inform their opinion and to convince an audience. Is able to use at least one source as a basis to inform their opinion and to engage the audience Is able to formulate an opinion and to substantiate it albeit partially. Is unable to demonstrate that the work carried out has informed their opinion.
 

Conclusion

By the end of the Webquest students will have:

 

 

 

 

 

 

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