1. By: Jennifer McKenna, Douglas College Practicum Student Bridging Employment Program for Women S.U.C.C.E.S.S.

2. Encarta Dictionarywww.spanishdict.com  the rights that are considered by most societies to belong automatically to everyone  Derechos considerar automáticamente todos Derechos Humanos

3.  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10+  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10+ What Derecho do we have?

4.  The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms April 17,1982.  Equality rights came into effect 3 years after the rest of the Charter, on April 17, 1985, to give governments time to bring their laws into line with section 15.  The Canadian Bill of Rights 1960.  BC Human Rights Code (BC 1996)  Canada ratified the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on March 11, 2010,  The Convention on the Rights of the Child, ratified by Canada with U.N. General Assembly (1990)  The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples adopted by UN in a vote of 143 in favour to 4 against: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United States &11 abstentions,  BC Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Regulation How do we know we have Derecho?

5.  Activity  In Pairs  Take 1-2 Right(s) from our brainstorm  Find that right in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (handout)  Choose a spokesperson to share findings Declaración Universal de Derechos Humanos

6. Equal = Man Igualdad de Woman  However, this statement of principle is not always reflected in practice.

7. Equal = Man Igualdad de Woman  Are all equal before the law in our community?  or are some people treated in different ways?

8.  What factors might give some people an advantage over others? Men Women Children Chinese Aboriginal Wealthy Poor

9.  Makes specific mention of labels that are used to draw arbitrary lines between peoples  What are the specific labels?  Why is it specific?  Do you believe it needs to be? Artículo 2: “Toda persona tiene los derechos y libertades proclamados en esta Declaración, sin distinción alguna de”

10.  one of the most pervasive of social injustice  like racism, may involve every aspect of culture & society  reflected in people’s attitudes, many of them unconscious, which further that discrimination.  To deny one sex full enjoyment of human rights is in effect to imply that that sex is not fully human.

11. Sex / seisGender / de género  biologically determined factors  Biológicamente  E.g. Men grow lots of hair on face  culturally determined factors  Culturalmente  E.g. Women wear dresses

12.  Divide into two teams  List of differences between males & females  some based on sex / seis  others based on gender / de género Diferencias Differences

13. 3 things a female is supposed to do that I like. 3 things a female is supposed to do that I don’t like. 3 things that I would like to do or be if I were male.  Share with a partner  How does this community respond to people who don’t conform to gender expectations?  Do gender expectations limit people’s human rights?

14.  Brainstorm some important decisions a family has to make that affect all its members  Next to each decision, write whether it is made mainly by men, women or a combination  Discuss the differences in the kinds of decisions that males and females make in the family

15.  Brainstorm important decisions affecting the whole community that were made in the last few years  In small groups analyse one:  What are the gender implications of these decisions?  Do they have any particular impact on women & girls?  On men & boys?  Record the decision making body, what is the approx % of males & females  How might the decision be different if it were composed of an equal number of males & females?

16. Little Red Riding Hood

17. Are male characters shown as humane, caring people, who can be helpful, who express their emotions, who are free of the fear that others might not think them “manly”? Do the men and women respect each other as equals? Do the men take an active part in parenting and housekeeping tasks? Do the women take an active role outside the home and, if so, in other than traditionally female occupations or unpaid or poorly paid jobs? Are there the same number of references to males and females? Are female characters shown as brave decision- takers, physically capable, adventurous, creative and interested in a wide range of careers?