Week 12 - Fall 2015

Essential Questions: Gender

(these are questions to think about before, during and after each activity and HW assignment we do).

1) How does gender equity relate to sustainability

2) What are modern trends related to gender equity?
3) What are ways to personally and structurally address gender inequities?

Weekly challenge: ???

Monday 10/26
Weekly challenge

Tuesday 10/27
M.I. - Yasmine
Oceans test
Read: Intro to Gender
Gender study guide

Wednesday 10/28
Gender in Media
Survey
Worksheet

Thursday 10/29
Read: Background on Gender - pgs. 306-309

After reading your textbook...

Background - Women around the world face different challenges and struggles due to various cultural norms, laws, religion, etc.

• In some regions of the world, women do the majority of agricultural labor and produce the majority of food.
• 2/3 of every poor adult in the world is female.
• In Arab states, less than 30% of women participate in the workforce.
• 90% of garment workers in Cambodia are female.  

You will be researching one particular women's movement from around the world.  You will report your findings to your group.  

Use this worksheet to answer questions about your movement.  

Groups:

India - The Chipko Movement

Baylee

Hannah C.

Amy

Cheyenne

Sam

Mikaela

Liberia - Women's Peace Movement

Tyviana

Lara

Kendall

Citlaly

Madeline

Sabine

Afghanistan - The Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA)

Ava

John

Cassidy

Kaitlyn

Emma
Lilly

Argentina - Mothers of Plaza de Mayo

Annaleigh

Natasha

Miranda

Luis

Lauren

Hannah S.

United States - Women's Labor Movement

Jeremy

JT

Paige

Gracie J.

Gracie W.

Iran - Women's Movement

Olivia

Yasmine

Rachael

BQ

Tobin

Friday 10/30
M.I. - Lilly
Read: Gender Today
Everyone does better...