1. In the early 1900s, women were expected to stay away from certain places. Men and women had ‘separate spheres’. According to what was ‘normal’ or ‘’the status quo’ at the time, put each of the following places in the appropriate sphere (overlapping places can fit into the centre): the home, the park, the saloon, the sidewalk, the voting booth, the factory, the office, the courts, the government buildings, the man’s den, the high school, the university, the sports arena, the streetcar, the concert hall, the kitchen, the drawing room The woman’s place(s) The man’s place(s) Separate Spheres How do you think women in the early 1900s felt about this social reality? How much have things changed?

2. WomenMen Gender Roles in 2011 As you view the powerpoint images, list (a) your immediate response to the image, and (b) what you think the image suggests about gender roles for men and women. Immediate Responses:

3. 1920s Women -- The Flapper does the Charleston

4. Popular Culture of the youth vs. the Status Quo Separate Spheres –Urbanization –Breadwinners and Homemakers

5. Women’s Work Page 18 - Look at the two charts (evidence 1.26 and 1.27). In what ways did women’s participation in the work force change during the early 20th century? In what ways did it stay the same?

6. 1917: female munitions workers earned 50-83% of what their male co-workers earned. What did female workers think of this? What did factory owners think? Male workers?

7. FIGHTING FOR REFORM!

8. Nellie McClung and the Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) Key date: –1918: women across Canada get the right to vote, excluding First Nations and foreign-born immigrants. –In Provincial elections?

9. Emily Murphy Helped secure property rights for women post-divorce Page 31: Are women ‘persons’ or not? 1929 - the Famous Five get the Person’s Case ruling from the Privy Council court in Britain. It turns out that women ARE persons!

10. Flappers Drinking, smoking, promiscuity Controversial, young and rebellious What do you think the WCTU thought of flappers?

11. Sexism today Do you think men and women are equal in terms of political power? (in government, business) Do you think men and women get equal amounts of pay?

12. In the current federal parliament, men hold 80% of the seats On average, men in Canada still make 21% more than women

13. Sexism is about more than just statistics, it is also about culture What is a gender role?