Gender Equality

Central Idea:
A person can be treated differently based on their gender

LINES OF INQUIRY

• Types of gender inequality and equality
• Gender stereotypes
• Gender impacts our expectations
• The impact gender has on salary and scholarships
• The influence gender has on women's actions

LINE OF INQUIRY 1

Title IX
6 years after title IX passed, the percentage of girls playing college sports went from 4% to 25%

LINE OF INQUIRY 2

Myths v.s. Facts

Myth
Women are naturally inferior to men in terms of strength and speed, therefore, women are not as good at sports as men

Fact
Not all men are stronger and faster than all women. Women are more flexible and are smaller. This typically makes women better at marathon swimming, gymnastics, horse racing, etc.

Myth
Girls cannot tryout for men's sports teams

Fact
Girls can tryout for the men's team if there is no women's team available. Also the coach has to give women the same chance to make the team as men

Myth
There are no remaining obstacles to female participation in athletics

Fact
Society still spreads rumors about women and there athletic abilities which causes many women to quit athletics. These statements include:

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• Boys are more skillful than girls are at sports
• Men are stronger and more powerful than women
• Some sports are OK for women but others are not
• Girls can never be as good at sports as boys

LINE OF INQUIRY 3

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• Less than 5% of ESPN Sports Coverage goes to women
• When recruiting women sports gets one third of the budget
• 94% of sports editors are men so they mostly cover men sports
• For every one woman sportscaster, there are 48 male sportscasters

LINE OF INQUIRY 4

Earnings
PGA: $256,000,000
LPGA: $50,000,000
NBA: $1,419,000: 3yr min.
WNBA: $54,000: 3yr min.

LINE OF INQUIRY 5

STEROID SIDE EFRECTS

• Deepening of Voice
• Hair Loss
• Aggressive Behavior
• Liver and Heart Damage
• Diabetes
• Mood Swings
• Depression
• Loss of Feminine Features
• Start to look Masculine

ACTION 1

GRADES K-4

GIRLS ARE BETTER

BOYS ARE BETTER

BOYS AND GIRLS ARE EQUAL

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Thanks To...

Mrs. Pierce
Mr. Moon
Mr. Duprez
Mrs. Geglia
All 5th and 6th Graders
Mrs. P.J and Her Class
Mrs. Carpenter and Her Class
Mr. Weingart

Sources

greatist.com
theodysseyonline.com
debate.org
Women and Sports

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