http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/26/world/meast/saudi-arabia-women-drivers/
Unique Cultural Groups, Women and Minority Groups
Learning Goal 4: Identify examples of cultures that maintain
traditional cultural patterns and compare the economic,
social or political opportunities for women, ethnic and
religious minorities and underrepresented populations in
different cultures. (TEKS/SE’s 16C,17C,18C)
Success Criteria
Identify examples of traditional culture
Compare experiences of underrepresented populations
Draw conclusions about current events in regards to
women/ minority groups
Traditional Life for Profit
Imas “Traditional” Village Papua New Guinea
•Residents live, dress and behave as they did in the
past
•Residents re-creating the past for tourists is helping
the Imas people preserve both their language, known
as Karam, and their culture.
***Village women line
up souvenirs to sell.
Tanzania's Albinos Face Constant
Threat Of Attack
• More than 100 albinos have been violently attacked in
Tanzania from 2006 to June of this year
– 71 died and 31 escaped
• In order to protect these people the government has
opened boarding schools for albino children
Some minorities require
government protection due to
cultural superstitions/ beliefs
Some nations restrict women through law
•Example- India (some states) doesn’t require women to follow helmet rules on the
road so as to preserve women’s hair and makeup.
•Vatican City-women not allowed to vote
•Example- Saudi Arabia women limited on contact with men outside of their family.
•Some businesses have separate rooms for male and female employees.
•Women banned from driving in Saudi Arabia.
***Participation in the workforce is lowest in the world.
•Some parts of the world, women’s roles are undergoing cultural changes that have
allowed women greater access to education and the workforce.
***Example Iran women just as likely to earn college degree and gain
employment outside the home.
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http://widgets.weforum.org/gender-gap-heat-map/
In the U.S., a Gender Pay Gap
Despite tremendous gains in education in the past century, in the
US, women still make 82 percent of what their male
counterparts make, according to most recent estimates. The wage
gap persists at all level of educations and races. Women earn less
in part because they tend to go into lower-paid fields. However,
even when comparing women and men in the same fields,
women still make 7 percent less than their male counterparts.
The U.S. is just one of the many countries where a gender pay gap
exists.
A recent survey from the University of Michigan’s Institute for
Social Research (7 Muslim-majority countries)
Newscaster Activity
• Using the Women and Minorities Activity on
my website…write a script for a news story
related to women/ minority rights.