International Women’s Day

Assembly and Activity Ideas for ages 9-14

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What does inequality mean to you?
Inequality isn’t just about the amount of money
someone has. In what other ways might
people’s lives and experiences be unequal?
 What is inequality?
Being able to go to
How other Having free time
school and get a
people treat you to rest and play
good education

Being able to go How much of a say you have

to the doctor in decisions that affect you

What job opportunities How much other people

you have listen to your ideas
What are the reasons for inequality?
Gender Religion Skin colour

Ethnicity Age

Language Ability

Level of Sexual orientation

education Where you live and gender identity
Gender inequality

What differences do you see

between boys and girls, and in
how they are treated by
others?
What differences do you see
between women and men?
What do you think might be the
reasons for these differences?
Can you name these famous female scientists?
How many CEOs of
the top 100 companies
are women?

• 8
• 11
• 24
Globally, how much
less do women earn on
average than men?

• 13%
• 16%
• 28%
Which country has the
highest number of women
in parliament?

• Iceland
• Rwanda
• New Zealand
In how many countries can
husbands legally stop their
wives from working?

• 2
• 11
• 18
How much more unpaid
care work are women
doing than men around
the world?

• 2 times as much
• 3 times as much
• 5 times as much
What is International Women’s Day?
It’s only about 100 years
since women in the UK
first got the right to vote.
Many countries now
have laws to make
things fairer.
Improving work
opportunities
Increasing the numbers
of girls going to school
Can you
name this
campaigner
for gender
equality?
Valuing care and
changing attitudes
It will take 135 years to
close the gender gap
Thinking time
• What would your ideal future be?
• How can you help make change happen?