Are men and women different? Should any differences mean different opportunities, treatment or reward?
If a man and a woman with exactly the same education and qualifications are doing exactly the same job, should they be paid the same salary? Do you think they are likely to be paid the same salary?
How are women and men portrayed differently in hiphop?
When journalists report about musicians, is there a difference in their focus depending on the gender of the musician?
Amanda Palmer made an excellent response to a tabloid newspaper when they mentioned her body rather than her music in a review of her performance at Glastonbury - http://blog.amandapalmer.net/20130713/
Is there a gap in the way genders are treated in business and the media or is it far more widespread than that?
This is an interesting experiment where a woman re-enacts instances of everyday sexism but as a woman to a man, rather than the other way around.
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Women - how familiar is this scenario?
Men - how would this have made you feel?
It can be said that we live in a patriarchal society, one that is ruled by men rather than being equal. What do you think would happen if we lived in a matriarchy?
Do you find what happens to the man in this film shocking? What difference does it make that it's a man?
How effective do you think this film is as a protest? How else could you protest about the lack of equal gender rights?
Which of these songs do you think are effective and why?
http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/arts/gender_songs.html
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