Ageing As A Woman

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Short overview of the lesson:

  • Look at photos of celebrities and guess their age, discussing what influences perception.
  • Analyse images of women ageing naturally and explore social expectations.
  • Match age-related phrases (e.g. silver fox, past her prime) with their meanings and discuss hidden bias.
  • Take part in a structured debate on whether women are judged more harshly than men when ageing.
  • Explore age, authority, and credibility across different professions.
  • Play a Myth or Fact game about ageing and gender.
  • Sort headlines into appearance-based and achievement-based categories in an interactive Genially game.
  • Rewrite biased headlines to make them more neutral.
  • Create a mind map on ageing, perception, and identity.
  • Prepare a short presentation or video analysing age-related bias in the media.
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