International Women's Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.
The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. Significant activity is witnessed worldwide as groups come together to celebrate women’s achievements or rally for women’s equality.
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1.1 International Women’s Day is celebrated yearly. On which day?
1.2 What are the four main goals on International Women’s Day?
1.3 What is / was this year’s theme for International Women’s Day?
1.4 What is the link between International Women’s Day and the colours ‘purple’, ‘green’ and ‘white’?
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1.5 Who was Klara Zetkin?
1.6 According to Clara Zetkin, the first step for women to improve their conditions would be to work, because…
1.7 Why did ‘International Woman’s Day’ fell out of favour in the West (in the 1930s)?
1.8 When was ‘International Woman’s Day’ (woman = singular) coined to ‘International Women’s Day’ (women = plural)?
1.9 In what year did the UN (United Nations) start to yearly celebrate ‘International Women’s Day’?
Between counties worldwide, opinionsBeing able to know whether something is fact or opinion, is very important when reading news or watching an advert for example.
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2.1 First, read the statement below. Explain the meaning of the statement and explain why this is both a strength and a weakness.
“No one government, NGO, charity, corporation, academic institution, women’s network, or media hub is solely responsible for International Women’s Day”.
2.2.1 Write down three countries of which you think that International Women’s Day is a national holiday for everyone. Motivate your answer using arguments or factsBeing able to know whether something is fact or opinion, is very important when reading news or watching an advert for example.
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2.2.2 Write down three countries of which you think that International Women’s Day is a national holiday for women only. Motivate your answer using arguments or factsBeing able to know whether something is fact or opinion, is very important when reading news or watching an advert for example.
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2.2.3 Last, write down three countries of which you think that International Women’s Day is NOT a national holiday. Motivate your answer using arguments or facts.
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2.3 Are you surprised with the countries that marked / not marked International Women’s Day as a national holiday?
2.4 Pick a country from the map that…
2.4.1 …marks International Women’s Day as a national holiday, a country that marks it as a national holiday for women and a country that doesn’t mark it as a national holiday.
2.4.2 …marks International Women’s Day as a national holiday for everyone. Explain why you think that this country did so.
2.4.3 …marks International Women’s Day as a national holiday for women only. Explain why you think that this country did so.
2.4.4 …does NOT mark International Women’s Day as a national holiday. Explain why you think that this country did not do so.
Statement 1: “International Women’s Day should not be celebrated in The Netherlands anymore because men and women here are treated equal.”
3.1 Give three arguments against the statement above.
3.2 Give three arguments that support the statement above.
3.3 Do you agree with statement 1? Explain why. You may use the arguments that you mentioned earlier.
Statement 2: “By not marking International Women’s Day as a national holiday for women, The Netherlands shows that gender equality is not its priority.”
3.4 Give two arguments against the statement above.
3.5 Give two arguments supporting the statement above.
3.6 Do you agree with statement 2? Explain why. You may use the arguments that you mentioned earlier.
Statement 3: “If there is an International Women’s Day, there should also be an International Men’s Day.”
3.7 Give two arguments against the statement above.
3.8 Give two arguments supporting the statement above.
3.9 Do you agree with statement 3? Explain why. You may use the arguments that you mentioned earlier.
3.10 Team up with at least one other classmate. Compare your answers and discuss them. What is your group conclusion?
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