Activity 1: Riddles
Ask a serious of Riddles/questions to your students that may seem tricky but point out double standards, such as these following:
- A father and son were in a car accident where the father was killed. The ambulance brought the son to the hospital. He needed immediate surgery. In the operating room, a doctor came in and looked at the little boy and said I can’t operate on him he is my son. Who is the doctor? (Answer: The mother)
- ‘‘In Nevada, the town One Horse has one barber in the whole town. For some reason, one of the laws in the town is that every man in town must be clean-shaven. Further, every man either must shave himself or be shaven by the barber, and the barber may only shave those that don’t shave themselves. So, the question is: who shaves the barber?’’ (Answer: The barber is a woman)
- Have students write their own if feasible. After you go through the questions/riddles break down why you answered questions in specific fashions. What questions does this bring up?
Activity 2: A Man’s a Boss, a Woman’s Bossy
Watch the clip “A Man’s a Boss, a Woman’s Bossy” together.