Activity 1: Game
- Break youth into groups and have them make a list of their favorite tv shows/movies/books. Have them create a list of the group’s top 3 choices.
- After a few minutes bring them back together with their lists of the top 3 movies, books, and tv shows.
- Write them down on a white board, or large paper so everyone can see. Designate a group to look up who directed the movies/shows, a group to look up who wrote the movies/books, and a group to look up who produced the movies/shows.
- Circle those directed by a woman in a specific color, square in another color if it was produced by a woman, and triangle if it was written (including screenplays) by a woman.
- Look at how many women are involved in the production of their favorite media. Is it surprising one way or another? Why might that be?
- What about if you changed it from women to Black women, or Indigenous, or Immigrant? How do these results change?
Activity 2: Video
Watch the video clip, “Like a Girl” together