Agenda 2030 | Worksheet 5 Gender Equality

Worksheet 5 Goal 5

Gender equality Gender equality means that men and women, boys and girls, must have the same rights and should be treated in the same way. Gender inequality is currently one of the most serious violations of human rights.

1 Here is some information about gender inequality. Complete the sentences with the number provided. Write the number in the written form.

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_________________ million girls are forced to marry by their parents every year. 750 In _________________ countries around the world, men are allowed to ban their wives from working. 18 In __________________ countries around the world girls and boys have different inheritance rights. 39 In __________________ countries there are no laws protecting women from gender-based violence. 49 Only __________________ % of married women make free decisions about their bodies and health care. 52 Two of the sustainable development goals for gender equality are to eliminate discrimination against women and girls around the world and to end all forms of violence against women.

There are several associations and campaigns that have been fighting for gender equality for a long time. One of these is HeForShe, the global solidarity movement for gender equality set up by the United Nations.

This campaign started in 2014, during an opening gala organised by the UN Goodwill ambassador, Emma Watson.

The famous actress gave a speech encouraging men to take action against the inequalities that women experience all around the world.

2 Tick the actions that represent a discrimination against the freedom of men and women.

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Don’t let boys play with dolls.

Create mixed football teams.

Don’t let girls play football during school break time.

Force young girls to get married.

Let everyone choose the profession of their choice.

Tell boys they mustn’t cry.

Dress girls in pink and boys in blue.

Let everyone wear what they want.

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Worksheet 5

Gender equality

There is no doubt that throughout history women have had the same impact and importance as men, but this has often been overlooked.

The book Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls tells the story of 100 remarkable women who have made history. In the next extract we can learn about the brave story of the aviator Amelia Earhart.

JULY 24, 1897 – JULY 1937, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AMELIA EARHART, AVIATOR

Once upon a time, a girl called Amelia saved enough money to buy a yellow airplane. She called it ‘The Canary’. A few years later, she became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. It was a dangerous flight. Her tiny plane was tossed around by strong winds and icy storms. She kept herself going with a can of tomato juice, that she sucked through a straw. After almost fifteen hours, she touched down in a field in Northern Ireland, much to the surprise of the cows. “Have you come far?” the farmer asked her. “All the way from America!” she laughed.

Amelia loved to fly and she loved to do things no one had ever done before.

Her biggest challenge was to be the first woman to fly around the world.

She could only take a small bag, as all the space in the plane had to be used for fuel. At first, her long flight was going pretty well. She was supposed to land on the tiny Howland Island, but never got there. In her last transmission, Amelia said she was flying through clouds and was running low on fuel. Her plane disappeared somewhere over the Pacific Ocean and was never found.

Before leaving, she wrote: “I am quite aware of the hazards. I want to do it, because I want to do it. Women must try to do the same things that men have tried. If they fail, their failure must be a challenge to others.”

Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls by Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo

3 Read the sentences about Amelia Earhart and tick T (true) or F (false).

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1 Amelia Earhart’s first aeroplane was red.

2 She was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

3 Her first flight across the Atlantic Ocean was smooth and calm.

4 Her flight from America to Ireland lasted twelve hours.

5 The first person Amelia met after landing in Ireland was a farmer.

6 Amelia wanted to be the first woman to fly around the world.

7 Her plane never landed on Howland Island.

8 Amelia believed that women shouldn’t do the same things as men.

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4 Do you know any other women who have made history? Match each woman to her profession.

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Frida Kahlo

a gymnast

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Rita Levi Montalcini

b neurologist

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Cleopatra

c nurse

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Florence Nightingale

d civil rights activist

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Hypatia

e mathematician and philosopher

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Marie Curie

f pharaoh

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Rosa Parks

g scientist

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Simone Biles

h painter

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