What are religious attitudes to gender equality Copy
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What are religious attitudes to gender equality?
Copy and complete the table: What Jobs should men do? What jobs should women do? What characteristics do men have? What characteristics do women have ? men are good with children because… Women are good with children because… EXT: Are there any jobs you feel should be completed exclusively by 1 or the other gender? Explain your answer.
What is sexual stereotyping? • Hypothesise – watch the following clip. 1) Make links, what has this got to do with stereotyping? Write up this definition: Sexual stereotyping: having a fixed idea of how a man or a woman should behave
What is gender prejudice? Discuss. Thoughts? Clever, athletic, job? This is Kim Kardashian – she has a university degree in Art A male midwife. What do you think? is this gender equality gone mad? Should some jobs be left for a particular gender or is this a gender prejudice? For some people, women boxing was uncomfortable for people to accept as it didn’t fit with their prejudices about women
In the UK (a Christian Country) • Women are frequently paid less than men for doing the same job • There is a similar number of men & women in employment but proportionally men hold most of the top jobs! • BEFORE 1975 – The Sex discrimination Act, it was legal to… a) not employ a woman on the basis of their gender. b) pay a woman less c) deny maternity leave d) in many Christian churches (RC) women cannot be priests
Hypothesise • In your rows, discuss. What would the Christian attitude be towards gender equality and why? • Feedback
Religious teaching on gender equality… Christianity • Men & Women are equal, Genesis – God created man & woman in His own image = equal • ‘Wwjd? ’ - Jesus always treated women with complete equality • Love thy neighbour = gender shouldn’t be a factor Different roles… Men to provide money / Women to bring up the children, neither is seen as more important. What do Christians believe about gender equality? EXT: Do we experience gender equality at SDCC? Explain your answer.
Religious teaching on gender equality… Islam • Man and woman were created from a single man and a single woman • Both sexes have same moral responsibilities – don’t steal, kill etc • Both sexes are rewarded / punished equally according to their behaviour Different roles… Men to provide money / Women to bring up the children, neither is seen as more important.
Some Muslim communities… TASK…For each point: 1) Explain 2) Criticise – why is it sexual discrimination 3) Provide a supporting argument – why is it a good thing? * Forced to wear the veil * Restrictions on… driving a car *“ “ voting * Girl’s education is lacking or not the same as boys, with a focus on household chores, bringing up children.