Gender stereotypes and unconscious bias S3 Lesson Gender stereotypes and unconscious bias

Prize money giveaway Imagine you are taking part in a game show in which you have £500 to give away The game show consists of five rounds There are six contestants Each round you will find out a bit more about the contestants You must eliminate one contestant each round The last person remaining after five rounds will be awarded £500

Prize money giveaway: round 1 The names of the six contestants are shown below. Copy down the names Cross out the name of the first person you want to eliminate KARINA JANKOWSKI PETER HARRISON JAYDEN ROBERTS ALEX MCCANN SARAH DAVIES MAHMOOD IQBAL Name

Prize money giveaway: round 2 Cross out the name of the second person you want to eliminate KARINA JANKOWSKI PETER HARRISON JAYDEN ROBERTS ALEX MCCANN SARAH DAVIES MAHMOOD IQBAL Picture Images used under license from Shutterstock.com

Prize money giveaway: round 3 Cross out the name of the third person you want to eliminate KARINA JANKOWSKI PETER HARRISON JAYDEN ROBERTS ALEX MCCANN SARAH DAVIES MAHMOOD IQBAL No partner and no children Wife and two children In a long-term relationship with a female partner Single mother with a baby daughter Married with four children In a long-term relationship with a male partner Relationship Images used under license from Shutterstock.com

Prize money giveaway: round 4 Cross out the name of the fourth person you want to eliminate KARINA JANKOWSKI PETER HARRISON JAYDEN ROBERTS ALEX MCCANN SARAH DAVIES MAHMOOD IQBAL Engineer Successful business owner Journalist Actor Doctor Unemployed Job Images used under license from Shutterstock.com

Prize money giveaway: round 5 Cross out the name of the fifth person you want to eliminate KARINA JANKOWSKI PETER HARRISON JAYDEN ROBERTS ALEX MCCANN SARAH DAVIES MAHMOOD IQBAL Painting Watching reality TV shows Playing basketball Climbing Salsa dancing Writing short stories Hobbies Images used under license from Shutterstock.com

Prize money giveaway: discussion Who do you have left? Why might your results be different from other people in the class? How did you make your choices?

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Challenging gender stereotypes Gender stereotypes are assumptions about people based on their gender. These assumptions might be about: someone’s personality or interests; how well they will do at a task how they are likely to behave; the types of jobs they are likely to do.

Challenging gender stereotypes Make a note of the gender stereotype for your group Group Stereotype A Girls are more emotional B Men are more career-driven than women C Girls prefer pink D Boys don’t take things seriously E Girls are more vain F Men are braver than women

Challenging gender stereotypes In your groups, discuss: Where might the stereotype come from? Can you think of examples that challenges the stereotype?