Women

WOMENLook at the following pictures:

Which make you feel uncomfortable

Which seem to you to be ‘unfeminine’

What do they suggest about women?

What aspects of ‘femininity’ do they emphasise?

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Where do our ideas about what constitutes acceptable femininity in the West/ Britain come from?

Who are your female role models? Explain what you find admirable about them.

Who do you think are bad role models? Explain why.

Do some research to find out what images of women are available in the press, on TV and films – categorise them in your own groups

What images of women are missing from the media?

What impression do we get of women from the mass media?