International Women’s Day

Warm up: Men vs Women

1. With a partner, write down 5 advantages of being a

woman, and five advantages of being a man. Discuss which
advantages are better.
2. Change partners and relate what you discussed with your
previous partner. Change partners again and discuss again.
3. Return to your original partner and decide whether it is
more advantageous to be male or female.
Warm-up! Discuss with a partner

Are women equal to men?

What are men best at?

What are women best at?

What is the most annoying thing about men?

What is the most annoying thing about women?

What do women like and dislike about being women?

What do men like and dislike about being men?

Oprah Winfrey

Net worth: $3.5 Billion*

*as of March 2023

Coco Chanel

Net worth: $100 Million

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

Net worth: $2.2 Billion

Rihanna

Net worth: $1.7 Billion

Zhou Qunfei

Net worth: $6.5 Billion

Gender Change

In pairs, role play members of the opposite sex.

Your partner (s) will ask you questions about your life in your
new role as a man / woman.
Talk about your new-gender lifestyle, problems, dreams etc.
Do you like (in your new roles) being a man / woman?
Gender Debates
Being a woman is harder. vs. Being a man is harder.

Men should also have the right to paternity leave (licencia por paternidad).

Women should fight in wars.

Men are better leaders.

Housework should be shared between men and women.

Women are exploited through advertising.

Prostitution should be illegal.

A quota system should exist in companies and governments to ensure 50% of managers are
women.

Violence against women should be punishable by life imprisonment. vs. That’s a human
rights abuse against men.

Language should be more gender equal. Why the “he” in “she”, or the “man” in “human”.
Discussion Questions

How would the world be different if all leaders were women?

Do you think women should be allowed to fight in wars?

Which country has better equality for women?

How will women be different 100 years from now?