UNIT 4
UNIT 4 MATHEMATICS
MDG 3: PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITY AND EMPOWER WOMEN
OVERVIEW
The lesson will focus on data and statistics from around the world regarding gender disparity. Primary school students will learn about gender disparity and enrollment rates of school going children. Secondary student will also learn about the percentage of women in the non-agriculture sector as well as in roles of political power. They will collect data specific to their country as well.
LESSON OBJECTIVES
CORE STANDARDS
ASSESSMENT
Collect and interpret data Understand rates and percentages
Ghana Core Standards [page number] Primary – Mathematics Syllabus (grades 1-6 ) [page number] o Numbers and numerals [page 19] o Collecting and handling data [page 50] Secondary - Mathematics Syllabus JHS ( grades 1-3 ) o Collecting and handling data [page 25]
Teachers will be able to gauge student understanding through: Students understanding of data collection and in-class participation
MATERIALS
Computers with internet access
TIME
40-50 minutes
115
KEY TERMS
Developing Disparity Employment Enrolled
Gender Non-agriculture Share Wage
HOOK
Teacher should write the following on the board and ask students to fill in the blanks: In 2008, there were _______ girls for every 100 boys enrolled in primary school, and _______ for every 100 boys in secondary school in developing regions.
The answer is 96 and 95 girls respectively. (from MDG Goal 3 Fact Sheet) Ask students for reasoning behind their numbers. Focus on students who had significantly higher or lower numbers and ask why.
INSTRUCTION
Teacher presentation/lecture should have a focus on worldwide data reflecting girls in schools and women in the employment sector as well as government roles. Focus should be on o Eliminating gender disparity in all levels of education. o Increasing the share of women in wage employment in the non-agriculture sector. o Seats held by women in governments.
Suggested questions to check for student understanding: What percentage of girls are not enrolled in primary schools? in secondary schools? Which regions of the world have the largest numbers of out of school girls? Which regions of the world have the largest numbers of women in Parliament?
ACTIVITY: BASIC Teacher Preparation: Teacher should change names, positions and salary amounts based on local community. Make copies of worksheet to distribute to class, or write the questions on the board. Have them work on the problems individually. Calculators are optional. 116
There are 150 boys in Saint Francis’ Academy and 120 girls. What is the ratio of boys to girls at Saint Francis Academy? Write your answer in simplest form. There are 350 children at Valencia Primary School. The ratio of girls to boys is 4:3. How many girls attend Valencia? How many boys? In Kyrgyzstan, there are 120 seats in parliament. There are 28 women in parliament in Kyrgyzstan. What percentage of parliamentary seats are held by women? There are 500 school age children in the town of Vicentinópolis. 70% of them are girls. Of the girls only 60% of them attend school. How many girls are not going to school? Two weeks ago Bolivia elected 240 new members into their government. There is a law that determines that of the 240 new members at least 25% of them should be women. When all the votes were counted 48 women were elected. Does this number meet the 20% requirement? If not, how many more women should have been elected? There is no school in the town Kiara lives in. Every morning she has to take the bus to the nearest town which is 30 minutes away. There is no bus on the way back. She has to walk and it takes 2 hours. How much time does Kiara spend a week commuting to school? How much time does it take per month? In 2009 in the United States of America, for every dollar earned by a man a woman would only earn 77 cents. Therefore, women make 23% less than men. For the following jobs and salaries, calculate how much men/women would make. Position
Salary (men)
Teacher
$47,000
Doctor Marketing Executive
Salary (women)
$135,000 $62,000
117
ACTIVITY: ADVANCED Divide the class into 10 groups. Assign one of the following regions in the world to each group: Central and Eastern Europe Latin America and Caribbean Sub-Saharan Africa South-Eastern Asia Oceania Eastern Asia Western Asia Northern Africa Southern Asia Developed Regions
Ask groups to research the regions assigned to them to answer the following questions. Students can use the following resources to collect data: “Children Out of School: Measuring Exclusion fro Primary Education” by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics The UN Millennium Development Goals Report, 2010 Questions o What is the number of out-of-school children by region in primary as well as secondary school? Then, what is the percentage of out-of-school children (by region) based on the world population (assume world population = 7 billion)? o What percentage of out-of-school children are girls? What percent are boys? o What is the share of women in top-level jobs? In the agriculture sector? o What portion of seats are held by women in the Parliament?
Come back as a class and discuss the challenges of collecting data. Ask students to present their data to the class. Discuss: o The validity of the data o Any disparities present in schooling, jobs and political roles according to the data o Which regions are doing better than others? What are the possible reasons? o Present to students the data of their own country and see where it falls
118
HOMEWORK Students can research the enrolment rates of girls vs. boys in their own school. Teacher can divide the class into two groups. One group can be responsible for collecting data on the number of primary school children and the other group can collect data on the number of secondary school children in their school. Students should find out how many girls vs. how many boys are enrolled. In groups, students can go out in their community and conduct a survey on working women vs. working men. Students can focus on: number of working men and women, the number of men and women not working, and the number of working women who are in the non-agriculture sector.
TEACHER RESOURCES Data and Information on quota systems in governments around the world Time magazine article on equal pay and gender
119
Worksheet 1 There are 150 boys in Saint Francis’ Academy and 120 girls. What is the ratio of boys to girls at Saint Francis Academy? Write your answer in simplest form.
There are 350 children at Valencia Primary School. The ratio of girls to boys is 4:3. How many girls attend Valencia? How many boys?
In Kyrgyzstan, there are 120 seats in parliament. There are 28 women in parliament in Kyrgyzstan. What percentage of parliamentary seats are held by women?
There are 500 school age children in the town of Vicentinópolis. 70% of them are girls. Of the girls only 60% of them attend school. How many girls are not going to school?
120
Two weeks ago Bolivia elected 240 new members into their government. There is a law that determines that of the 240 new members at least 25% of them should be women. When all the votes were counted 48 women were elected. Does this number meet the 20% requirement? If not, how many more women should have been elected?
There is no school in the town Kiara lives in. Every morning she has to take the bus to nearest town which is 30 minutes away. There is no bus on the way back. She has to walk and it takes 2 hours. How much time does Kiara spend a week commuting to school? How much time does it take a month?
In 2009 in the United States of America, for every dollar earned by a man a woman would only earn 77 cents. Therefore, women make 23% less than men. For the following jobs and salaries, calculate how much men/women would make.
Position
Salary (men)
Teacher
$47,000
Doctor Marketing Executive
Salary (women)
$135,000 $62,000
121
122
MDG 3: PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITY AND EMPOWER WOMEN
OVERVIEW
The lesson will focus on data and statistics from around the world regarding gender disparity. Primary school students will learn about gender disparity and enrollment rates of school going children. Secondary student will also learn about the percentage of women in the non-agriculture sector as well as in roles of political power. They will collect data specific to their country as well.
LESSON OBJECTIVES
CORE STANDARDS
ASSESSMENT
Collect and interpret data Understand rates and percentages
Ghana Core Standards [page number] Primary – Mathematics Syllabus (grades 1-6 ) [page number] o Numbers and numerals [page 19] o Collecting and handling data [page 50] Secondary - Mathematics Syllabus JHS ( grades 1-3 ) o Collecting and handling data [page 25]
Teachers will be able to gauge student understanding through: Students understanding of data collection and in-class participation
MATERIALS
Computers with internet access
TIME
40-50 minutes
115
KEY TERMS
Developing Disparity Employment Enrolled
Gender Non-agriculture Share Wage
HOOK
Teacher should write the following on the board and ask students to fill in the blanks: In 2008, there were _______ girls for every 100 boys enrolled in primary school, and _______ for every 100 boys in secondary school in developing regions.
The answer is 96 and 95 girls respectively. (from MDG Goal 3 Fact Sheet) Ask students for reasoning behind their numbers. Focus on students who had significantly higher or lower numbers and ask why.
INSTRUCTION
Teacher presentation/lecture should have a focus on worldwide data reflecting girls in schools and women in the employment sector as well as government roles. Focus should be on o Eliminating gender disparity in all levels of education. o Increasing the share of women in wage employment in the non-agriculture sector. o Seats held by women in governments.
Suggested questions to check for student understanding: What percentage of girls are not enrolled in primary schools? in secondary schools? Which regions of the world have the largest numbers of out of school girls? Which regions of the world have the largest numbers of women in Parliament?
ACTIVITY: BASIC Teacher Preparation: Teacher should change names, positions and salary amounts based on local community. Make copies of worksheet to distribute to class, or write the questions on the board. Have them work on the problems individually. Calculators are optional. 116
There are 150 boys in Saint Francis’ Academy and 120 girls. What is the ratio of boys to girls at Saint Francis Academy? Write your answer in simplest form. There are 350 children at Valencia Primary School. The ratio of girls to boys is 4:3. How many girls attend Valencia? How many boys? In Kyrgyzstan, there are 120 seats in parliament. There are 28 women in parliament in Kyrgyzstan. What percentage of parliamentary seats are held by women? There are 500 school age children in the town of Vicentinópolis. 70% of them are girls. Of the girls only 60% of them attend school. How many girls are not going to school? Two weeks ago Bolivia elected 240 new members into their government. There is a law that determines that of the 240 new members at least 25% of them should be women. When all the votes were counted 48 women were elected. Does this number meet the 20% requirement? If not, how many more women should have been elected? There is no school in the town Kiara lives in. Every morning she has to take the bus to the nearest town which is 30 minutes away. There is no bus on the way back. She has to walk and it takes 2 hours. How much time does Kiara spend a week commuting to school? How much time does it take per month? In 2009 in the United States of America, for every dollar earned by a man a woman would only earn 77 cents. Therefore, women make 23% less than men. For the following jobs and salaries, calculate how much men/women would make. Position
Salary (men)
Teacher
$47,000
Doctor Marketing Executive
Salary (women)
$135,000 $62,000
117
ACTIVITY: ADVANCED Divide the class into 10 groups. Assign one of the following regions in the world to each group: Central and Eastern Europe Latin America and Caribbean Sub-Saharan Africa South-Eastern Asia Oceania Eastern Asia Western Asia Northern Africa Southern Asia Developed Regions
Ask groups to research the regions assigned to them to answer the following questions. Students can use the following resources to collect data: “Children Out of School: Measuring Exclusion fro Primary Education” by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics The UN Millennium Development Goals Report, 2010 Questions o What is the number of out-of-school children by region in primary as well as secondary school? Then, what is the percentage of out-of-school children (by region) based on the world population (assume world population = 7 billion)? o What percentage of out-of-school children are girls? What percent are boys? o What is the share of women in top-level jobs? In the agriculture sector? o What portion of seats are held by women in the Parliament?
Come back as a class and discuss the challenges of collecting data. Ask students to present their data to the class. Discuss: o The validity of the data o Any disparities present in schooling, jobs and political roles according to the data o Which regions are doing better than others? What are the possible reasons? o Present to students the data of their own country and see where it falls
118
HOMEWORK Students can research the enrolment rates of girls vs. boys in their own school. Teacher can divide the class into two groups. One group can be responsible for collecting data on the number of primary school children and the other group can collect data on the number of secondary school children in their school. Students should find out how many girls vs. how many boys are enrolled. In groups, students can go out in their community and conduct a survey on working women vs. working men. Students can focus on: number of working men and women, the number of men and women not working, and the number of working women who are in the non-agriculture sector.
TEACHER RESOURCES Data and Information on quota systems in governments around the world Time magazine article on equal pay and gender
119
Worksheet 1 There are 150 boys in Saint Francis’ Academy and 120 girls. What is the ratio of boys to girls at Saint Francis Academy? Write your answer in simplest form.
There are 350 children at Valencia Primary School. The ratio of girls to boys is 4:3. How many girls attend Valencia? How many boys?
In Kyrgyzstan, there are 120 seats in parliament. There are 28 women in parliament in Kyrgyzstan. What percentage of parliamentary seats are held by women?
There are 500 school age children in the town of Vicentinópolis. 70% of them are girls. Of the girls only 60% of them attend school. How many girls are not going to school?
120
Two weeks ago Bolivia elected 240 new members into their government. There is a law that determines that of the 240 new members at least 25% of them should be women. When all the votes were counted 48 women were elected. Does this number meet the 20% requirement? If not, how many more women should have been elected?
There is no school in the town Kiara lives in. Every morning she has to take the bus to nearest town which is 30 minutes away. There is no bus on the way back. She has to walk and it takes 2 hours. How much time does Kiara spend a week commuting to school? How much time does it take a month?
In 2009 in the United States of America, for every dollar earned by a man a woman would only earn 77 cents. Therefore, women make 23% less than men. For the following jobs and salaries, calculate how much men/women would make.
Position
Salary (men)
Teacher
$47,000
Doctor Marketing Executive
Salary (women)
$135,000 $62,000
121
122
