We’re all aware of how gender stereotypes
in movies and TV shows can negatively affect our perceptions of ourselves or
others; however, watching movies is a fun activity to do with kids, women, men,
your host family, or other community members. Many schools use movie nights as
a way to collect money for a specific purpose or event—charging one or two
córdobas as an entrance fee and hosting it at school once classes are over.
In this post we’ll discuss two ideas for
making movie nights a little more gender conscious: (1) including a gender
checklist while watching any movie or (2) showing a gender-equality themed
movie or documentary like Girl Rising
or Half the Sky.
