Objectives:

To activate the group, prepare to talk about gender stereotypes in the media.

Process:

Play the music. The participants walk and dance around. When the music is paused, the participants are told an action, which they must interpret and act on the spot.

Actions:

• Cry like a girl;
• Walk like a man;
• Eat like a woman;
• Fix a car like a man;
• Walk like a woman;
• Cry like a boy;
• Cook like a woman;
• Eat like a man;
• Dance like a woman;
• Drink like a man;
• Dance like a man..

Summary:

• Did the participants perform the same actions in the same way? Why?
• Does the indication of a gender often make you think in stereotypes? Why?
• Which gender stereotypes do we usually notice in the media?
• What is the effect of gender stereotypes on the readers? Why?