Equal Voice and Media Awareness Network launch lessons to combat gender inequality in politics
Ottawa, June 2, 2009 – Media Equal Voice in partnership with Media Awareness Network (MNet) today launched bilingual lessons for students in Grades 7-12 that explore media representation of gender in politics. Students from Glashan Intermediate School, in Ottawa, had the opportunity to try out the lessons.
The lessons are part of the Experiences project, initiated by Equal Voice which aims to engage young women in politics at all levels of government. A key component of the project is identifying and sensitizing young women to gender bias in media.
Quebec Competencies Chart - Media literacy key concepts Lesson 2: Media are constructions
Media literacy key concepts Lesson 2: Media are constructions
Media literacy key concepts Lesson 5: Media have social and political implications
In this lesson, students watch a video introducing the media literacy key concept that media have social and political implications.
Quebec Competencies Chart - Media literacy key concepts Lesson 3: Audiences negotiate meaning
Quebec Competencies Chart - Media literacy key concepts Lesson 3: Audiences negotiate meaning
Media literacy key concepts Lesson 6: Each medium has a unique aesthetic form
In this lesson, students compare print and TV ads for the same product and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each medium to communicate a particular message. The class then brainstorms a public service message and discusses which medium would be a better way to communicate it and why.