Male Crisis: Changing Roles of Women in Society
Lecture notes for September 29 and September 30
Focus:
1) Do men and women in your country have very defined roles? For example, do the men provide for the women, while the women look after the children and the house?
2) How do you think these roles have evolved, how are they changing?
3) How would your society react to the idea of forcing husbands to be housewives for one day each year?
4) Do you think that some women would prefer to stay at home and look after their children while their partners supported them? Give your reasons?
5) Do you think women should receive some kind of payment for looking after the home?
6) In your country, are there some men who stay at home while the woman goes out to work? How are these men viewed? Do you think it is a good idea?
7) Are there some jobs in your country that are still dominated
by men? If so, which jobs and why?
Video Materials [With reading materials]
Watch the videos. As you watch, try to find out how women's roles in these countries have changed.
Rosie the Riveter:
Real Women Workers in World War II [American Context]
http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/journey/rosie.html
Ladies First [Rwanda's
Women]
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/shows/rwanda/#
Portraits of ordinary muslims: Malaysia
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/muslims/portraits/malaysia.html