Gender and Technology Training Guidelines
TIME
1 hour
MATERIALS Sheets of paper, felt pens or crayons
ACTIVITY
Step 1
Explain briefly that we all use stereotypes of different types of people in our
daily lives. This exercise is to help identify commonly held stereotypes of
some of the groups with whom we work.
Step 2
Ask each participant to draw a picture of the image that come to mind
when the following words are mentioned. Use a different sheet of paper for
each.
Rural men, Rural women, Urban women, Urban men.
Facilitator’s notes:
Alternatively, you could provide the participants with old magazines and newspapers
from which they could cut out pictures that would depict their images of the above.
If you use this alternative you will need a number of pairs of scissors and some glue.
Some participants feel diffident about drawing so this could be a better alternative.
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
Ask participants to share what they have drawn, or the pictures they have
chosen, with the group
Group the pictures - urban men + women and rural men + women
Discuss the drawings, in terms of the following :-
How many pictures reflected stereotyped images of the traditional roles of rural
people?
How many pictures reflected stereotyped images of the traditional roles of
women?
Were these stereotypes of women different in terms of urban and rural
women?
Do you think these stereotypes are true?
Are you using these stereotypes when you design your programmes of
work?
What have you learnt about your approach to villagers/communities
What kinds of stereotypes do we have for technology?
What kinds of stereotypes do we have for women using technology?
How can we challenge these?
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