Gender and Change.

Examine gender inequalities in culture, status, education, birth rates, health, employment, empowerment,life expectancy, family size, migration, legal rights and land tenure.

Watch the video above and make notes on Gender Inequality.

Please use this PowerPoint to make notes on Gender and Change.

This is an examine question so you should firstly make a list of assumptions that people hold regarding Gender and improving the lives of Women.  If you like an assumption in this case could a be myth.

Here are some Myths that you could challenge.

• Women are "charity cases" and need special help to enter the work place.
• Women do not have the same leadership potential of men.
• Educate women, and fertility rates will automatically drop.
• Women in the Muslim world socialized to expect second-class status.
• Gender inequality is only significant in LEDC.
• Women in the Muslim world place gender inequality among their societies' biggest problems.