Projects

Keep a log of the following projects:

Project #1:

Throughout the course, keep a log of the commercials you see on television. Observe them closely and make a note of the following:

· The product being advertised

· Number of times men vs. women are pictured

· The role of the men and women portrayed in the ad

· The dress of the men and women

· The unspoken messages about men and women

Project #2:

Look through a couple issues of a popular children’s / young person’s magazine (For example – Highlights, Turtle, Spider, Ladybug, Nickelodeon, Disney, Seventeen, YM, Sassy, MH-18, and the following…….

As you scan the magazines, make a note of the following:

· The roles of girls and boys / men and women in the feature articles and stories

· The number of times girls and boys / men and women are portrayed

· The focus of the advertisements in the magazine

· What are the (spoken and unspoken) messages that the magazine gives you about being male or female?

Project #3:

During the course of the trimester watch one children’s or young people’s popular movie or video and note the following:

· The gender of the central character

· The role of the girls and boys / men and women portrayed in the film

· The dress of the men and women

· The spoken and unspoken messages about being male or female

Project #4:

Choose a project from the Gender Equity workbook (or create one of your own) and perform gender equity research with your class or co-workers.

Project #5:

Observe another teacher or have someone observe you and have them note the following (NOTE: Feel free to use the forms on pages 55-60):

· Number of times girls and boys are called on

· Number of times girls and boys are praised

· Level of difficulty of questions for girls and boys

· Eye contact with boys and girls

· Body position with girls and boys

· Language, tone with girls and boys

· How girls and boys are disciplined