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This Women’s Inequity in Pay: Could It Be Sexism, Implicit Bias or Both? lesson plan also includes:
- Moving Beyond Gender Barriers in Our Lives (.pdf)
- Entire Unit (.pdf)
- Correlation of Lessons to Common Core Standards (.pdf)
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Equal pay for equal work? High schoolers research the reasons for the inequity in women's pay. They read articles, examine graphs, engage in discussion, and then craft an essay in which they suggest a way to address the gender wage gap.
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Instructional Ideas
- Set aside extra prep time to prepare the materials required for the lesson
- Have groups research the gender pay gap as of 2023
Classroom Considerations
- The final lesson in a series of four exploring gender barriers
- Researchers need access to devices with internet
- A projector and copies of several documents are required
- The New York Times article is blocked for those who have reached their limit of free articles from the newspaper
Pros
- Includes questions to stimulate discussions of the various articles read for the lesson
Cons
- None