WOMEN IN SENIOR POSITIONS

Gender imbalance in the Czech Republic

gender/ theory rational/ irrational imbalance emotional/ detached

social differences to be imbedded self-promotion attach symbols to masculine/ feminine

political empowerment

KEY WORDS/PHRASESDo you understand the following words or phrasesthat you will hear in the video? Discuss.

BEFORE YOU WATCH

True or false ?

Are the following statemens TRUE or FALSE?

1. Czech Republic has more university-educated men than university-educated-women.

2. University-educated women probably end up in positions that are not relevant to their education.

3. If we categorize people, the first criterion is our perception of their image.

4. The categories of masculine and feminine have not only different meanings but also different values in Czech society.

5. Gender is a primary constitutive element of social difference.

6. Women are well-represented in the upper levels of the universities.

7. Czech Republic’s Gender Gap Index reports that the number of women in top positions is the best in Europe.

8. If you look at the numbers, the percentage of women to men in top positions is not that different from other fields.

WHILE YOU WATCH

VOCABULARY MATCH THE FOLLOWINGWORDS WITH THEIR DEFINITIONS

INDEX, DETACHED, MEDIA, SOCIETY, SOCIAL DIFFERENCES, SELF-PROMOTION, GENDER

1) A large group of people that have specific cultural and economic organization 2) Means of spreading information, e.g. newspapers, TV, Internet, digital devices3) A set of characteristics that are seen to differentiate between male and female 4) The way people think, talk, present themselves among others5) When somebody does not involve feelings or acts aloof6) Different positions, roles, advantages in a human society7) Type of record which references a subject and its characteristics

IN WHAT CONTEXT WERE THE ABOVE DEFINED WORDS USED IN THE VIDEO?

AFTER YOU WATCH

SYMBOLS Make a list of characteristics that you give to someone being ‘female’ and to characteristics to someone being ‘male’. Find symbols you attach to each qualities of being feminine and masculine.

FEMALE MALE

Choose 3 symbols that represent yourself now, and select 3 other symbols that you would like to represent yourself in the future (no matter if they are male or female). Write a short paragraph of what these mean to you. Share in your groups.

AFTER YOU WATCH

SOCIAL DIFFERENCES Discuss how social differences between men and women are represented in these

categories in Czech culture:

INCOME, LIFESTYLE, AGE, APPEARANCE, HEALTH, EDUCATION, JOB, ETHNICITIY, RACE, POPULARITY

Discuss how do YOU experience the social differences in these areas?

AFTER YOU WATCH

WHAT´S YOUR VIEW? WORK IN SMALL GROUPS AND REACT TO THE FOLLOWING:• Masculine has a more important meaning in Western society.• I don´t care if my friends are boys or girls. • Women are more self-confident than men.• Being masculine means you succeed

better in business. • Men are better in jobs where you need

to stay cool-headed. Women are too emotional to handle the tough stuff.

• Women like to be dominated by a man.• Too much is being made out of nothing. Men and women are separate and

unequal. • When women stay home to raise children, they hurt their careers.

AFTER YOU WATCH

Use the following words and give new meanings and symbols to them for both men and women:

SUCCESSFUL BEAUTIFUL

LEADERPROSPEROUS

WISE HAPPY

YIELDING FRIENDLY

CHARISMATIC RESPECTFUL

COOPERATIVE SENSITIVE

EXERCISE 5