Gender Inequity

discuss the clips that made you think more critically regarding the dangers of Gender Inequity.

Viewer discretion adived! The following links and topics, specifically the Sunitha Krishnan lecture, which uses graphic images of violence against women and children, may disturb some viewers. You are not obligated to view the Krishnan lecture or visit the corrisponding website, as they are only a resourse for you to use if you choose… However, the lectures and sites below may help you to form a more objective and clear understanding of the dangers of sexism, which is the subject of your Final Essay for this class.

http://www.wipsen-africa.org/wipsen/about/?lang=en-us

http://www.prajwalaindia.com/home.html

http://www.somaly.org/

Answer the question below using the videos and web-content as your resources. Be sure to use very specific examples from the videos and web-content to support your responses! Good luck and enjoy the videos and websites!
1. How do the Discussion Forum and other web-content you have read and viewed relate to the themes being presented in this class regarding values, value judgments, perspective, social construction, and identity?

2. Do you agree with any of the assertions made by Tony Porter regarding the Socially Constructed gender roles of men? Have you ever experienced sexism as a man, or are you sexist against men? After viewing and visiting some of the related lectures and websites, do you think that we can Objectively state that violence against women is caused in part by the "Man Box"? Think about it…

3. Now that you have been given an insight into the topic of Sexism, how would you define it now?

4. Are you a sexist? Describe why you believe that you are or are not a sexist. USE SPECIFIC EXAMPLES Please!

5. Which lectures or web-content struck you most, made you think or feel, or made you understand the issue of sexism more critically. Do you think that you might use any of the resources you have been given to form your Thesis? If so, which ones?