July 3rd, Saturday meeting topic

[Jina]

안녕하세요~!! 7월의 호스트를 맡은 Jina♡ 입니다.

처음으로 맡는 호스트라 부담 백배, 긴장 백만배~~~!!! 그렇지만 우리 재밌게 즐겨보아요!!!!

토요일 저녁 7시, Strauss에서 쌍콤한 모습으로 만나요~^^

  Part 1

     Ice Breaking Time (10 mins)

      -Tongue Twister for warming up

   Part 2

     Idiom Quiz (30 mins)

      How to play~!!      

      I make you into 2 teams(A,B). Then, I give you 2 different sheets(A,B) with different idioms and the meaning of it.

       First, I'll give you an idiom that Team A knows the meaning, but Team B doesn't.

       Second, Team A will give some hints to Team B to help them guess the meaning of it. (in 2mins)

       Third, If Team B guess the meaning in 2 minuets, they'll get 1 point.    

   Part 3

      Discussion

 Gender Role

                                                         Gender r ole in India has various aspects because the Indian society itself has grown differently, influenced by numerous economic, social, literary and environmental factors.

     There is one class of India which is highly educated, constantly looking for new avenues of development, bettering its standard of living with every passing year and which is very much in sync with the ways of the developed countries. It is in this class that you will find that he gap between gender roles is getting smaller and smaller. What was considered a man's job once upon a time is readily done by females too and vice versa.

Than there is the rural India, still not hundred percent literate, trying to discover ways to make the transition from under-developed to developing and where the caste where you are born still defines the vocation you can follow and the gender determines what you can not do. It is this India where gender roles have not changed much since centuries. The traditional way of life still holds good and is considered essential for the smooth functioning of a family.

    To explain more, India's views on gender roles are dual in nature, the traditional and the contemporary

   Traditional
Gender roles are very specific in this kind of an environment. Men of the house earn money and women stay at home, doing the needful to manage home and children. There is no question on interchanging roles here; the division is more or less strictly adhered to. It is a male dominated society where the male earns money and also decides on how it will be spent. Most decisions are taken by and in favor of the males; women have little say in matters that don't concern them. They are homemakers but unfortunately, even at home they have little authority over things. It hurts me to accept this fact but sadly, the female gender is expected to compromise and sacrifice at any point of time to suit their male counterpart. It may appear to be a very primitive way of living, but that's how it is and that's the way it works too.

  Contemporary
This is the India which looks like it matches the gender role with most developed countries in the world. Women are as educated, sometimes even more than men and their presence can be witnessed in every possible occupation and vocation. This is the new age India where gender does not really define the kind of work that can be done at home or outside home. Women efficiently juggle work and home and kids with the support of their partners. Husbands willingly lend a helping hand in the kitchen, earlier considered only a woman's forte and women earn as much based on their experience, expertise and qualifications. The gender role does come into force temporarily when there are kids in the picture as there are certain things that only a mother can do, but there too, men are gaining ground! Giving birth, yes, but raising children is no longer considered just a mother's job. The new age dads do not lag behind on any quarters as far as their kids are concerned.

Be at work or at home, the gender role in India is no longer a punishment that has to be mandatorily followed. It may be convenience based for running a perfect balance but it is definitely no longer disadvantageous to be of either sex.

    Questions                                                

       1) Are the responsibilities of a mother the same as the one of a father to their families?

          - What are the reponsibilities of a father, or mother?

       2) Are fathers capable of carrying out the duties of a mother and vice versa?

       3) Are there different expectations for sons and daughters?

       4) Can men wear pink clothes? How about women?

       5) Are more teachers female or male in your town? Why do you think this is?

       6) How would the world look like without men, or women?

[Anna입니당]

수고했네~~ 잼있게 이끌어 보아요 ㅎㅎ

[Scarlet]

저기 저 그림들은 어디서 델꼬 온거야 귀여워 지나 치밀하게 준비하던데 재밋을거 같오 기대기대

[Jina]

구글에는 저런 이미지 많아요ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[Ally]

녹색으로 상큼 발랄하게 시작하는 7월의 토요모임 기대 만빵!! 지나 화이팅~~^^