Evaluation
of websites
1) Klass, P. (2018, February). The New York
Times: Breaking Gender Stereotypes in the Toy Box. Retrieved from: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/05/well/family/gender-stereotypes-children-toys.html
- Accuracy: The article comes from The New York Times.com, which is a website related to the American daily newspaper, founded and continuously published in New York City since September 18, 1851 by The New York Times Company. This article in particular was written by Perri Klass, an American pediatrician and writer who has published extensively about her medical training and pediatric practice. She is an expert in medicine, relationships between doctors and patients, and children and literacy. The content of the page is reliable and factually correct since there are various studies that coincide with the fact that children choices of stereotypical toys limit their interests and make them miss out the learning of other useful skills.
- Currency: The content is updated. The website was last updated in 2018.
- Content: It is interesting and raises awareness about how stereotypes affect everyone, men and women: their way of thinking and their choices.
- Functionality: The website works well. There aren’t any broken links. It loads quickly.
2) Knorr, C. (2017, June). Common Sense Media:
Gender Stereotypes Are Messing with Your Kid. Retrieved from: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/gender-stereotypes-are-messing-with-your-kid
- Accuracy: The article comes from Common Sense Media.org, which is a San Francisco-based non-profit organization that provides education and advocacy to families to promote safe technology and media for children. It was founded on February 27, 2003 by James. P Steyer, CEO. This website relies on developmental criteria from some of the nation's leading authorities to determine what content is appropriate for which ages. And research on how kids learn from media and technology informs their learning ratings. This article in particular was written by Caroline Knorr, a parenting editor, who helps parents make sense of what’s going on in their kids' media lives. She is an expert in the subject matter since she has more than 20 years of editorial and creative marketing writing experience and has held senior-level positions at Walmart.com, Walmart stores, Cnet, and Bay Area Parent magazine. The content of the page is reliable and factually correct.
- Currency: The content is updated. The website was last updated in 2017.
- Content: It is interesting and stimulating for students because it raises awareness about how the media influences on us since we are little.
- Functionality: The website works well. There aren’t any broken links. It loads quickly.
3) Bates, L. (2015, February). The guardian: Young
children must be protected from ingrained gender stereotypes. Retrieved from: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/womens-blog/2015/feb/23/sexist-assumptions-young-children-gender-stereotypes
- Accuracy: The article comes from The Guardian.com, which is a website related to the British daily newspaper. The Guardian is part of the Guardian Media Group, owned by the Scott Trust. It was founded on 5th May, 1821. This article in particular was written by Laura Bates, which is a British feminist writer. She founded the Everyday Sexism Project website in April 2012. Her first book, Everyday Sexism, was published in 2014. She is an expert in sexism and discrimination against women. The content of the page is reliable and factually correct.
- Currency: The content is updated. The website was last updated in 2018
- Content: It is interesting and stimulating for students since it is related to how teachers, parents and the media influence on them, making them believe that they can choose only certain jobs when they grow up or choose certain toys when they are little.
- Functionality: The website works well. There aren’t any broken links. It loads quickly.
4) Wolfe, L. (2018,
June). The Balance Careers: Learn About Gender Discrimination in Society. Retrieved from: https://www.thebalancecareers.com/sex-vs-gender-the-role-society-plays-in-assigning-gender-3515720
- Accuracy: The article was written by Lahle Wolfe, an entrepreneur, author, speaker, web programmer and application developer. She is founder and CEO of LA Wolfe Marketing and its two subsidiaries. Wolfe has extensive experience in both the nonprofit and for-profit business world. She is an expert in analizing relationships among employees and building strong business networks for women, minorities, and the disabled. The content of the page is reliable and factually correct.
- Currency: The content is updated. The website was last updated on 12th June, 2018.
- Content: It is interesting because it teaches the students the difference between sex and gender and who the ones responsible for creating stereotypes are.
- Functionality: The website works well. There aren’t any broken links. It loads quickly.
5) Newman, T. (2018, February).
Medical News today: Sex and gender: What
is the difference? Retrieved
from: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/232363.php
- Accuracy: The article comes from Medical News today, which is a web-based outlet for medical news, targeted to both physicians and the general public. The site was launched in 2003. Medical News Today has been owned by Healthline Media since 2016. Medical News Today has been owned by Healthline Media since 2016. This article in particular was written by Tim Newman, who has a Neuroscience degree at the University of Manchester and is the News Editor at MNT, where he leads a team of fantastic writers and editors, who all work to bring their audience the latest medical research from peer-reviewed journals on a daily basis. He is an expert in medicine and neuroscience. Therefore, the content of the page is reliable and factually correct.
- Currency: The content is updated. The website was last updated on 7th February, 2018.
- Content: It is interesting because it teaches the students the distinction between sex and gender which is usually misunderstood.
- Functionality: The website works well. There aren’t any broken links. It loads quickly.
6) Kimmel, M. (2015, May) Ted talk:
Why gender equality is good for everyone – men included. Retrieved from: https://www.ted.com/talks/michael_kimmel_why_gender_equality_is_good_for_everyone_men_included
- Accuracy: The ted talk comes from TED.com, which is owned by the Sapling Foundation, a private nonprofit foundation. The foundation was established in 1996 by publishing entrepreneur Chris Anderson. This ted talk in particular is given by Michael Kimmel, an American sociologist specializing in gender studies. He holds the position of Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the Stony Brook University in New York and is the founder and editor of the academic journal Men and Masculinities. Kimmel is a spokesperson of the National Organization for Men Against Sexism and a longtime feminist. In 2013, he founded the Center for the Study of Men and Masculinities at Stony Brook University, where he is Executive Director. Therefore, he is an expert in the subject matter and the content of the page is reliable and factually correct.
- Currency: The website was last updated in 2015. It may need to be updated.
- Content: It is interesting because it explains why gender equality is necessary for everyone, not only women. It is stimulating since the speaker describes gender equality as win-win to everyone in a funny way.
- Functionality: The website works well. It loads quickly.
7) Nyamayaro, E. (2015, May).Ted
talk: An invitation for men who want a better world for women. Retrieved from: https://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_nyamayaro_an_invitation_to_men_who_want_a_better_world_for_women#t-346453
- Accuracy: This Ted talk also comes from TED.com. It is given by Elizabeth Nyamayaro, a political scientist and senior advisor to Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director for UN Women. Nyamayaro is also the head of HeForShe, a movement founded by UN Women to empower all humans, especially men and boys, to have a voice and take action to achieve gender equality in their own lifetime. She is an expert in the subject matter because she experience herself inequality (being a Zimbabwean among British children at school) and dedicated her life to study Politics to change the world.
- Currency: The content is updated. The website was last updated in 2015. It may need to be updated.
- Content: It is interesting because it talks about how women are discriminated and struggle for equality in basic matters like access to education, equal pay and the right to vote. It shows the students realities around the world and raises awareness about how important is gender equality.
- Functionality: The website works well. It loads quickly.
Age group: 17
years old
Language level: Upper Intermediate
Topic: Gender
Duration: 60 minutes
each lesson
Physical location:
Classroom. Computer lab
Lesson 1
Warmer
The
teacher will write “Gender” on the right part of the board and “Sex” on the
left part of the board and ask the students what these words mean for them.
She/He will write their ideas for brainstorming. Then, the teacher will
introduce the theme “Gender Inequality” by showing the students a video related
to the topic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FigeKLGSsRk
After
watching the video, the teacher will ask the students some of the following
questions:
·
Who are the ones more affected because of
gender inequality?
·
Are men the ones to blame for gender
inequality?
·
Can we change these stereotypes?
Web
In the Computer Lab, the students will work in groups of three per computer and visit the following links:
https://www.ted.com/talks/michael_kimmel_why_gender_equality_is_good_for_everyon
e_men_included#t-946385
Once the students have visited all the links, they will do a fill in the gaps activity (created by the teacher using Hot Potatoes) to check their understanding of the topic.
The
teacher will encourage the students to discuss what they have learnt of the
different websites. They will compare their previous definitions of gender and
sex with the ones they have read or listen to in the websites and discuss why
is important to promote gender equality.
In
pairs, student will prepare a quiz using Google docs and send it by email to
the teacher for correction. For homework, the students will interview some
students from other courses and record their interviews. The following class
the students can share their recordings with the class to discuss what other
students know about the topic and check their pronunciation and errors.
Lesson 2
Warmer
The
teacher will start the lesson by asking the students:
·
What gender stereotypes do you know? (The
teacher will draw a chart on the board with “Women” in one column and “Men” in
the other and write down the stereotypes the students provide her/him)
·
What stereotypes are positive? And
negative?
·
How stereotypes are spread? Where do we
learn them?
·
How do they affect us?
Web
In
the Computer Lab, the students will work in groups of three per computer and
visit the following links:
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/gender-stereotypes-are-messing-with-your-kid
Then, the students will complete a table with the ways of thinking encouraged by the images in the chart, how these stereotypes affect us and what other ways of thinking are not shown by these stereotypes. This table will be sent by email by the teacher.
What next
The
teacher will encourage the students to discuss how they have completed the
table to compare and contrast their answers with their peers.
Finally,
the students will work in groups of three to create a poster using Microsoft
Word in which they include tips to avoid stereotypes and how to promote gender equality.
They can add pictures or advertisements they have found in the Internet to
their posters. The posters will be corrected by the teacher and stuck on the
schools walls so that they can be shared with other students.
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