Mission: Gender Equality, Carmen-Mirela Butaciu, LAM Lipova, Romania GENDER EQUALITY LESSON PLAN - Carmen Mirela Butaci | Page 3

Time
15
mins
Time
Main Content (Continued)
Watch the video from Plan International “Because I am
a Girl: I’ll take it from here “ (3.06)
http://plan-international.org/girls/stories-and-
videos/because-i-am-a-girl-ill-take-it-from-here.php
• What was do you think was the main message of the
film?
• List three of eight issues faced by the girl in the film?
• How did she think she could overcome these
challenges?
Remind students of the term ‘gender discrimination’
and introduce ‘gender equality’ in the discussion.
• As a class discuss the following:
• The film focused on the way gender discrimination
can impact on girls, but do you think boys can
experience gender discrimination too? Is gender
equality an issue only for girls and women?
• Is more gender equality good for boys and men too?
Why?
• What role can men and boys play in tackling gender
inequality?
Conclusion:
Teaching Approaches
In pairs students discuss or write
down the following:
Bring the class together to discuss
their thought
Teaching Approaches