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International Woman's Day- School Assembly

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Littleturkish · 06/02/2015 20:26

My DH saw the no more page three Sun experiment video today (take six months of the paper, compare images of women versus images of men) and wants to use it in an assembly for his year group (11) and I suggested using IWD as a background for it.

Currently, this is his idea for how it would run:

  1. Tennis star Eugenie Bouchard and the twirl
  2. Women's achievements not getting the same coverage in the media as men- historic problem, women in history have their successes overshadowed by their male counterparts
  3. How are women presented in newspapers today? Show video.
  4. Question things- don't accept things for how they are. Bechdel test, TV presenters, calling women 'girls', words like 'bossy', toys aimed at genders
  5. Why does it matter? Sexism hurts both sexes- we're a partnership, a team, no man is an island. Women's wages, violence against women, women in politics...be the change you want to see.

Any suggestions of what could be added or good examples of what is mentioned above?

All feedback welcome!

Thanks

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AKnickerfulOfMenace · 08/02/2015 21:09

Err, no. Helping her would've been "how about he covers some issues like rape and FGM" not

"It's embarrassing to see privileged feminists whinging about being called "bossy," too many pink toys or some moron wolf whistling them in the street "

Magnetic1 · 08/02/2015 21:06

No. I was helping OP with her husband's assembly.

Magnetic1 · 08/02/2015 21:06

With all due respect Petula, I don't think we can take someone who thinks sexism is worse in Britain than any other country world seriously. Obviously has a screw loose, given the way women are treated in Saudi Arabian countries for instance. Countries where women get stoned to death for being raped and such. Quite ludicrous really!

AKnickerfulOfMenace · 08/02/2015 21:05

Ah, ok.

Do you pop on to LGBT sites to recommend which battles they pick?

PetulaGordino · 08/02/2015 21:04

Ah but it's your place to get involved with telling women what life is like for them?

Magnetic1 · 08/02/2015 21:03

As a straight man it's not really my place to get involved with all that. I'm sure the LGBT community can fight their own battles. Smile

PetulaGordino · 08/02/2015 21:02

Tell that to Rashida Manjoo, UN human rights expert

www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-politics/10767784/UN-Britains-sexism-more-pervasive-than-any-other-country.html

AKnickerfulOfMenace · 08/02/2015 21:00

I agree those groups suffer discrimination, Magnetic. Are you spending your campaigning time on LGBT issues then? Any in particular we should know about?

Magnetic1 · 08/02/2015 20:49

CaptainHolt, LGBT people are still discriminated against on a large scale, especially transgender people. Western women have it VERY good these days.

FuckOffGroundhog · 08/02/2015 19:32

Dh bought me a peephole bra that say "this is what a feminist looks like" on the straps.

He's a keeper

PetulaGordino · 08/02/2015 17:32

Fair play apocalypse. Tit for tat and all that

ApocalypseThen · 08/02/2015 17:31

My husband lets me be a feminist if I show him my boobs.

PetulaGordino · 08/02/2015 17:31

Well obviously, but I don't have to ask his permission to notice the oppression of women every time it comes up. So he's a goodun

PuffinsAreFictitious · 08/02/2015 17:30

Well of course! Petula isn't one of those unnatural women who doesn't serve her man before she goes about burning her foundation garments!

ifyourehoppyandyouknowit · 08/02/2015 17:29

Only after you've cooked his tea and washed his socks, of course.

PuffinsAreFictitious · 08/02/2015 17:23

Bless him Grin

PetulaGordino · 08/02/2015 17:19

My dp lets me be a feminist Grin

PuffinsAreFictitious · 08/02/2015 17:03

Oooooh! A badge!!!!!!

Is it pink and glittery?

AKnickerfulOfMenace · 08/02/2015 17:02

SGB has got some very reasonably priced badges we could have?

PuffinsAreFictitious · 08/02/2015 16:47

Yes, silly ladybrain ideas about a political movement which specifically sets out to liberate women from Patriarchy, we obviously have to get a written note from a man to be able to say that we're part of it.

ApocalypseThen · 08/02/2015 16:40

Clearly the people who are in a position to decide what feminists should prioritise are the real feminists (like the men under all articles about feminism who know how it should be done, unlike stupid so-called women) and the rest of us are just wannabes.

FuckOffGroundhog · 08/02/2015 16:32

that gives feminism a bad name.

Surely if anyone thought wanting equality was a bad thing, we'd naturally assume they were completely and utter twats and not worry what they thought? Confused

self declared feminists

Also how does one become a feminist without being self declared? DO we have to write to Germaine Greer for a decoder ring? How many box tops do I need to save?

PuffinsAreFictitious · 08/02/2015 16:32

self declared feminists

Who would you prefer decided whether someone is a feminist?

Good to see Buffy giving feminism a bad name with her well thought out and constructive posts. Shame you didn't understand it.

Dotheyfloat · 08/02/2015 15:27

:facepalm:

PetulaGordino · 08/02/2015 15:24

Grin do another