International Women’s Day

Ex 1: Ask and answer the questions below in pairs.

1. Tell me about a woman 2. What has changed for 3. When were women first
in history who you women in your country allowed to vote in your
really admire. in recent years? country?

4. Are there many women in 5. Which woman in your 6. Is International Women’s

leadership roles in life do you admire the Day celebrated in your
government or the business
most? country? How?
world in your country?

7. What kind of jobs do 8. Do women and men get 9. What would you change
women do in your paid an equal wage in for women in your
country? your country? country?

10. Are there some things you
believe women are better
at doing than men and vice
versa? What?
11. Have you ever attended 12. Would you describe
a women’s rights or yourself as a feminist?
equality protest? Why? / Why not?

13. How do you imagine your 15. Do women in your

14. What stereotypes exist
life would be different if country get maternity
regarding women?
you were a man/woman? leave? Do they get paid?

Ex 2: Web Quest
Work in groups. Each of you should use the internet to find the names and some biographical information
about one or two of the women below. Then tell your group what you learned.

1. She is an environmental activist from Sweden. ____________________

2. Her refusal to give up her seat sparked the civil rights movement. ____________________
3. She was the first woman to fly into space. ____________________
4. She has won twenty-three Grand Slam singles titles in tennis. ____________________
5. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. ____________________
6. She was the leader of the British suffragette movement. ____________________
7. She is a singer and businesswoman whose songs include ‘Umbrella’. ____________________
8. She won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her fight against the oppression of Iranian women. ____________________

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