Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl Wu Dunn wrote a bestselling and Pulitzer Prize winning book, Half the Sky. It was made into a documentary just this year. This discussion explores the gendered divide in work. View these clips and then answer the questions below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D0xY_rYFl4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRJNbqbVCpE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJ2s5LFKpbU
- What are the gendered expectations shown in the film?
- How does this relate to what you read in the text book this week?
- Do you think gendered expectations for women’s work in the U.S. are similar or different to those portrayed in the films? Why?
