Toolkits help fight the gender stereotypes
Teachers, educators, school leaders, and counselors can use these toolkits to organise discussions and activities. These toolkits provide an opportunity for children to explore unknown or unconventional career options, and thus to challenge gender stereotypes inside and outside the classroom. An educational environment that is free of gender stereotypes provides a firm foundation for children
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Women In STEM
In this lesson, students will be introduced to the important role women had in the society. This main idea of this lesson is: ● Encourage your students to learn more about the accomplishments “Women In STEM”. ● Raise awareness of the lack of women in science, and encourage students to consider why this might be
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Fashion has a gender problem
Fashion, the way we dress and how we look says a lot more about us, our personality and our attitudes, our socio-political status and roles, than any spoken word. This is why the history of costume has so many changing points. In many cultures, until the 17th century womenswear and menswear were pretty similar. By
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Women composers of classical music
Sakira Ventura, a 28-year-old teacher, has created an interactive map that she uses as a tool to bring the “lost” women composers throughout history into the spotlight. The Spanish musicologist is fighting sexism, stigma and social norms that have made women almost invisible in the field. They have often been considered muses of the great
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Women that changed the World
The material contains a lesson plan scenario with a description of a few activities for teaching students about famous women in STEM throughout history, domino cards for consolidating the new acquired information, and information sheets for every woman mentioned in the material. TYPE OF THE ACTIVITY: Lesson plan scenario, game, and video DURATION: A minimum
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Like A Girl
This is a series of images and videos with accompanying questions designed to provoke thought and questions from teenagers. The questions are open-ended to deliberately spark thought and inquiry, to encourage boys and girls to think about how we are conditioned, and how we can break stereotypes by not adhering to conditioned norms. TYPE OF
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GOOSE GAME
A well know board game (the GOOSE GAME) is used to get to know facts about the contribution of women to important positions in science and politics. During the game questions (and answers) related to the percentage of women contributing to science and politics in certain areas and countries pass by. TYPE OF THE ACTIVITY:
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ANA ASLAN- the first woman ambassador for the fight against aging
The aim of the activity is to raise pupils’ awareness of women dedication to science and the respect and recognition of their accomplishments by society. Students will become familiar with the life of Prof. Ana Aslan, who became well known internationallythrough the development of the first drug created to delay the aging process, Gerovital H3.
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WOMEN CAN DRIVE
Jenga is a game of physical skill. Players take turns removing one block at a time from a tower constructed of 54 blocks. Each block removed is then placed on top of the tower, creating a progressively more unstable structure. TYPE OF THE ACTIVITY: Video/Game DURATION: 40-50 minutes TEACHING AID: The JENGA game, paper, colored pencils
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WOMEN IN SCIENCE
In light of International Women’s Day, a few women scientists were interviewed at an innovation centre in Frankfurt, Germany. They shared their stories about their respective journeys in the field of chemistry. TYPE OF THE ACTIVITY: Video and reflection DURATION: Individual study for upper-secondary teachers – all their career. TEACHING AID: Clariant Global – video
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