| Keywords: | Gender Roles; Culture |
| Objectives: | Understanding gender roles in the destination country. Reflecting on the fact that almost all behaviour regarded as masculine or feminine is a product of culture and not inherent. |
| Target group: | Small multicultural groups of teenagers and adults. |
| Duration: | 20 – 30 minutes |
| Methodology step-by-step: | 1. Ask each participant to write on the large sheet of paper the characteristics and behaviour of men and women in their culture. 2. Discuss these characteristics and behaviours. Explain how they differ from those of the destination country. NOTE: It is possible to adapt this exercise in the following ways: 1) The participants could create role plays with the characteristics described. 2) They could write on the paper the characteristics and behaviour of women and men they would expect to find in the destination country. |
| Resources needed: | Large sheet of paper Pencils |
| Challenges: | Gender stereotypes may be deeply entrenched. |