1. Education Kit To view videos in the slideshow, internet connection is needed. Girls are Girls... Lesson 2 (for junior forms)

2. Girls are Girls... Video Story: Check this out! Someday –A video created by some South Asian teenagers in HK –When viewing the videos, think about: The video is about a story of a girl of ethnic minority living in Hong Kong. Do you find it familiar? When she strolls along the streets, what does she like most? How does she feel? (click the image to view videos)

3. Girls are Girls... Video Story: Someday Do you like wandering in the street too? Do you want to go everywhere on your own? Do you think you would be or would not be allowed to go to any places just because you are a girl or a boy? Do parents and teachers have the same expectation of boys and girls? For example, boys are allowed to go out on their own, and girls are not allowed to return home till late. Do you think this story would take place in other Asian countries, such as Pakistan? Why? (click the image to view videos)

4. Girls are Girls... Case Study I: Bend it Like Beckham What is the person doing in the poster? What do you think the movie is about? Why do you think Jess, the main character in the movie, is not allowed to pursuit her dream? Do you have similar experience? Are you allowed/not allowed to do something because of your gender? Is this specific to a culture, or an universial problem? (click the image to view videos)

5. Girls are Girls... Case Study I: Pakistan ’ s First Female Football Club Sadia Sheikh, who founded Diya in 2003, explained that football makes the girls confident, healthy and strong. Diya is the only female club started and managed by women. In Pakistan, most girls would get married and become mothers. They have restricted freedom of movement and cannot go after their dreams. UNICEF has found that sports programs can encourage education, support achievements, enable girls to challenge gender stereotypes and have a voice within their families and society. This is particularly true for young girls across the developing world. © UNICEF Pakistan/2011/De Sousa 17 year old Hajra used to practice football alone in her room. Now she has her eyes on a spot in the national Pakistani women’s football team.

6. Girls are Girls... Case Study I: Bend it Like Beckham Discuss in small groups: As you know, is there any football club in Hong Kong, in Asia or in the world? Why do you think Pakistan has no football club until 2003? What do you think was the biggest problems they faced when setting up and running the football club? Do you think girls should play sports such as football? How about Pakistan? Do you think this gender inequality is specific to (South) Asian culture or Chinese culture, or is very universal problem?

7. Girls are Girls... Case Study II: Ayesha wanna join the camp! Ayesha is a 16-year-old girl who was born in Hong Kong. Her parents moved from Pakestan to Hong Kong before she was born, and remains very traditional in cultural sense. Ayesha is the eldest child in her family and she has a younger brother who is now 10 years old. She has to take care of her brother after school and cooked dinner for her family. Ayesha is very active in extracurricular activities; she is member of the school ’ s debate team and vice-chairperson of the Drama Club in school. The school has selected 30 outstanding students including Ayesha for a leadership programme. There will a 3- day-2-night leadership training camp during the Easter holiday.

8. Girls are Girls... Case Study II: Ayesha wanna join the camp! When she tells her parents about this, her parents do not allow her to join the training camp and even the whole programme because she is a girl. Ayesha is very upset and has a quarrel with her parents over this. She finds it unfair that other Pakestani school boys have no such problem. After a long debate and with the help of her teacher, her parents agree to let her join the camp but she has to return home before 9pm during the camp.

9. Girls are Girls... Case Study II: Ayesha wanna join the camp! Work in pair … –each take the role of Ayesha or her parent and debate whether she can join the leadership training camp. –List your arguement and reasons for or against it.

10. Girls are Girls... Case Study II: Ayesha wanna join the camp! According to South Asia Region: Gender Reports published by the World Bank : –There are more boys than girls in school enrollment in Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, and Nepal; –Dropout rates for girls across the region are higher than those for boys; –Women have insufficient access to basic health care; –Girls marry at a young age and about 50 percent have their first child by age 20; –Relative to men, women ’ s voice in decision making at all levels – community, provincial and national – is limited; –There is a discriminatory legal system and poor access to justice for women, and –There is high incidence of violence against women in both private and public domains.

11. Girls are Girls... Case Study II: Ayesha wanna join the camp! If you were Ayesha ’ s brother, do you think your sister should join the camp? Why? Have you ever experienced similar problems of being treated unfairly as a girl or as a boy? What was the problem and any solution to it? Think about the cultural roots of Ayesha ’ s famly, how different it be if Ayesha were a boy, but not a girl?

12. Girls are Girls... Case Study II: Ayesha wanna join the camp! (optional activity) Work in small group of 4-5 persons, do a role-playing to play around... Imagine, if the following stories/fairy tales happen in Pakistan or some other South Asian countries where boys and girls are treated unfairly, will this make any difference(s) for the stories? –Cinderella –Hua Mulan (花木蘭) –Bend it Like Beckham –Someday –Ayesha wanna join the camp, etc

13. Girls are Girls... Girls are Girls? Do you think boys and girls or man and woman should enjoy equality opportunities? Why? Any similar situation where gender is the main reason for discrimination or unfair treatment? Is it race-specific? Considering the cultural differences, do you think gender issues would be big problems for EM immigrants in Hong Kong? ?!?!

14. Girls are Girls... References – Further Reading UNICEF Report Shows Widening Disparities as Boys and Girls Grow Older in Developing World –http://www.unicef.org.hk/news- media/international-news;news/436/boys-and- girls-in-life-cyclehttp://www.unicef.org.hk/news- media/international-news;news/436/boys-and- girls-in-life-cycle UNICEF report “ Boys and Girls in the Life Cycle ”, 2011 –http://www.unicef.org.hk/download/boys-and- girls-in-life-cycle.pdfhttp://www.unicef.org.hk/download/boys-and- girls-in-life-cycle.pdf Role of Women – key to South Asia ’ s Development: –http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/CO UNTRIES/SOUTHASIAEXT/0,,contentMDK:215132 73~pagePK:2865106~piPK:2865128~theSitePK:22 3547,00.htmlhttp://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/CO UNTRIES/SOUTHASIAEXT/0,,contentMDK:215132 73~pagePK:2865106~piPK:2865128~theSitePK:22 3547,00.html

15. Girls are Girls... References – Video Footage Bend it Like Beckam: http://youtu.be/XsmbObwStSQ Pakistan ’ s first female football club: http://www.unicef.org/gender/pakistan_583 02.htmlhttp://www.unicef.org/gender/pakistan_583 02.html