Gender Around the World
How does gender inequality impact access to education differently around the world?
In some developing countries, girls are more likely to drop out due to household responsibilities or child marriage; in developed countries, gender gaps exist in STEM fields. Many girls have to choose whether they want to continue their education or take care of the home. Many girls are forced to not further continue their education.
Define gender inequality
Gender inequality refers to the unfair differences in rights, opportunities, and treatment between individuals based on their gender.
What are three ways schools can help reduce gender inequality?
Encouraging girls in STEM, providing equal sports opportunities, addressing gender bias in textbooks, or implementing anti-harassment policies.
What is SDG 5?
SDG 5 aims to "Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls," by 2030 (UN Contributors, n.d.).
How does gender inequality differ in developing vs. developed countries?
In developing countries, gender inequality often relates to access to education, healthcare, and legal rights; in developed countries, it may be seen in wage gaps, lack of women in leadership, and work-life balance challenges.
What does this map from the article depict? (Figure 3)
"Networks [and resources] of support for women in Maré," (McIlwaine et al., 2023).
What are three ways local communities can work on reducing gender-based violence?
Establishing support groups for survivors, running awareness campaigns, improving local law enforcement responses, creating safe spaces for women, etc.
What particular SDG 5 target does the Countermapping article discuss?
SDG target 5.2: "End all violence against and exploitation of women and girls."
Choose Pictionary OR Charades: Elect one member to select a key term from the countermapping article or SDG 5 to draw or re-enact for the team to guess.
Once the elect begins, the team has 2 minutes to guess the term.
Team guesses the correct term
In some countries, women make up the majority of healthcare and education workers but are underrepresented in leadership roles. Why do you think this happens?
Gender norms that discourage women from leadership, lack of mentorship, unpaid caregiving burdens at home.
Define femicide. (Hint: How does this differ from "homicide of a female"?
The killing of a woman or girl, in particular by a man, on account of her gender.
How does improving women’s access to education help break the cycle of gender inequality?
It leads to higher earnings, better health outcomes, increased political participation, and economic growth for entire communities.
Which of the following is NOT an SDG 5 target?
A. End discrimination against women and girls
B. End all violence against and exploitation of women and girls
C. Promote empowerment of women through technology
D. Ensure local grassroots participation in ending discrimination against women and girls
D: Ensure local grassroots participation in ending discrimination against women and girls
Name a song that portrays compliance or resistance to a gender stereotype. Present some lyrics that demonstrate this (no singing required). You cannot use your devices.
You have 2 minutes.
Any song that answers the above question.
In some countries, men and women face different health risks due to gender roles. Can you give examples?
(These are examples) Men may experience higher rates of workplace injuries due to labor-intensive jobs; women may have higher maternal mortality rates due to lack of reproductive healthcare access.
Define Countermapping.
Countermapping involves challenging dominant power structures and hegemonic narratives at the community level first coined by Nancy Peluso (1995)... It is a specific form of critical cartography that challenges cartographic conventions and assumptions (Harris & Hazen, 2005) and aims to empower marginalized communities and individuals (Counter Cartographies Collective et al., 2012).
Why do national-level gender equality policies sometimes fail to make an impact at the local level? Give a few examples.
Cultural resistance, lack of enforcement, insufficient funding, policies that don’t address specific community needs, etc.
What is Maré, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil? Explain its significance to the article and SDG 5.
* Racialized, marginalized community known as a Brazilian “favela”
* “…high levels of poverty, inequality, drug-trafficking and public insecurity,” as well as VAWG (McIlwaine et al., 2023).
* Lack of accurate stats due to Rio gov't overlooking this community in city-wide censues. Leads to limited resource knowledge for resident women who experience VAWG.
Choose Pictionary OR Charades: Elect one member to select a key term from the countermapping article or SDG 5 to draw or re-enact for the team to guess.
Once the elect begins, the team has 2 minutes to guess the term.
Team guesses the term correctly.
How does access to reproductive healthcare vary for women around the world?
Access to reproductive healthcare varies widely due to factors like legal restrictions, cultural stigma, economic barriers, and availability of medical services. While some countries provide universal access to contraception and maternal care, others impose strict laws on abortion and family planning, limiting women's autonomy over their own health.
What does VAWG stand for?
Violence Against Women and Girls
What are some challenges in implementing gender equality policies on a national scale?
Resistance from cultural norms, lack of enforcement, political opposition, funding limitations, deeply ingrained biases, etc.
Name any 5 out of the 9 SDG 5 targets.
* End all discrimination against women and girls
* End all violence against and exploitation of women and girls
* Eliminate forced marriages and genital mutilation
* Value unpaid care and promote shared domestic responsibilities
* Universal access to reproductive health and rights
* Ensure full participation in leadership and decision-making
* Equal rights to economic resources, property ownership, and financial services
* Promote empowerment of women through technology
* Adopt and strengthen policies and enforceable legislation for gender equality
(UN Contributors, n.d.)
Speed round trivia of SDG 5 and the Countermapping article.
Team has 45 seconds to answer as many trivia questions as possible. Team must answer at least half of the questions to gain any points (2/4, 3/6, etc.,)
Half of the answered questions must be correct.