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Students will take a quiz about women in the workforce
and discuss the results of the quiz. |
Primary Learning Outcomes
What are the differences in the numbers of women and men in
the workforce? What are the differences in pay and type of work performed by men
and women? What are nontraditional jobs for women?
Additional Learning Outcomes
Assessed QCC Standards:
Grade: 8
Guidance
C. Career Planning
11
Topic: Knowledge of different occupations and changing male/female
roles.
Standard: Describe
advantages and problems of entering nontraditional occupations. Describe the
advantages of taking courses related to personal interests, even if they are
most often taken by members of the opposite gender. Describe stereotypes,
biases, and discriminatory behaviors that may limit opportunities for women and
men in certain occupations.
Procedures/Activities
Step:
1 Duration: 5 minutes
Discuss with students the types of occupations that women
typically perform (i.e., teaching, childcare, elder care, food service, office
work, etc.). Ask students whether there are more or fewer women than men in the
workforce. Discuss their answers and tell them they will take a short quiz about
working women.
Step: 2 Duration: 15
minutes
Distribute the Labor Force Quiz to students. Go over the
directions and have them begin. Once they've completed the task, supply the
correct answers from the Labor Force Quiz Answer Sheet and have them discuss
their answers.
Attachments for Step 2
Title: Labor Force Quiz Answer Sheet FileName:
Labor Force Quiz Answer Sheet.doc
Description:
Supplies answers to the quiz.
Title: Labor Force Quiz FileName:
Labor Force Quiz.doc
Description: Copy and distribute
to students.
Step:
3 Duration: 20 minutes
Discuss the results of the quiz. Were students surprised by
any of the answers? Do they think things have changed since these statistics
came out? Distribute the New Statistics on Women in the Workforce Handout and
discuss the information page and the "Women’s employment ranked by percentage of
female workers in that occupation" table.
Attachments for Step 3
Title: New Statistics on Women in the Workforce FileName:
New Statistics on Women in the
Workforce.doc
Description: List current information about women
workers and provides a table listing women’s employment ranked by percentage
of female workers in that occupation.
Materials and Equipment
Writing materials, handout and answer sheet.
Standards (Local and/or National)
Total Duration
40 minutes
Technology Connection
Assessment
Students will be assessed on their handouts and group
discussion.
Extension
Have students conduct web-based searches on gender equity
issues.
Web Resources
Title: Myra Sadker Advocates for Gender
Equity
URL: http://www.sadker.org/index.htm
Annotation:
Contains research on gender equity issues and links to other sites promoting
gender equity.
Remediation
Accommodation
Modification
For students with significant disabilities, what changes can
be made in instruction and teaching delivery to allow students to participate in
classroom instruction while working on IEP objectives and off grade level QCC
standards. Below are suggested modifications correlated to the procedures of
this lesson plan.
