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HALF THE SKYGender-Based Violence: Challenging Impunity058“It is really hard to find legalremedies to rape when youhave cultural attitudes like thiswhere rape is unfortunate butforgivable but being raped isjust an unpardonable sin.”Nicholas Kristof, Half the Sky: TurningOppression into Opportunity for WomenWorldwideOVERVIEWAudienceHigh School (grades 11-12), CommunityCollege, Youth Development OrganizationsTime90 minutes or two 50-minute class periods+ assignmentsSubject AreasWomen’s Studies, Social Studies, Civics,Global Studies, Media Studies, Health,English Language ArtsPurpose of the LessonAlthough it is widespread, violence againstwomen and girls goes widely unreporteddue to factors such as fear of retribution,shame, stigma, lack of economic resources,inadequate social services, ineffectivelegal systems, and concern for children(including fear for their children's safetyand losing custody and access if theychoose to leave). Few countries provideappropriate training for the police andjudicial and medical staff who are the firstresponders for women and girls duringand after violent events. As a result, victimsof violence are left vulnerable to furtherabuse from the systems and institutionsthat are meant to protect them, and theperpetrators are often left unpunished andfree to continue perpetrating violence.This lesson will examine the global crisisof gender-based violence, the culture ofimpunity that surrounds it, and the impactit has on our own communities. Throughthe activities, students will be challengedto consider the factors that contributeto violence against women and girls andhow they can contribute to local andinternational efforts to eradicate it.
059HALF THE SKYGender-Based Violence: Challenging ImpunityOVERVIEWNote for Teachers about the Lesson PlanGender-Based Violence: ChallengingImpunity and Its Contents:This lesson and the accompanying filmmodule from Half the Sky: TurningOppression into Opportunity for WomenWorldwide address the challenging issue ofgender-based violence directly and honestly,but the discussions and topics might notbe suitable for all audiences. Teachersshould prepare for the lesson by reading allthe materials thoroughly and watching thecomplete film module to determine if thistopic and lesson are appropriate for theirclass. Teachers should also brief studentson what they will be viewing in advance andidentify students who might be personallyor adversely affected by this material. Priorto launching the lesson, please contact yourschool counselor or social worker to discusspolicies and procedures for addressinga disclosure of violence or abuse and beprepared to provide students with support orthe option of not participating in the lessonwhere appropriate.For additional information about thedocumentary Half the Sky: TurningOppression into Opportunity for WomenWorldwide, please download the freeGender-Based Violence DiscussionGuide from the <strong>ITVS</strong> Women and GirlsLead website (womenandgirlslead.org), visit the project’s official website(halftheskymovement.org), and readHalf the Sky: Turning Oppression intoOpportunity for Women Worldwide byNicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn.Objectives:Students will:• consider the benefits and consequences oftaking a stand against an injustice;• learn the definition of the word impunityand the meaning of the phrase a cultureof impunity, and discuss the contributingfactors that allow a culture of impunity todevelop;• identify the location of Sierra Leone on amap and understand the social and politicalcontext that has shaped the culture ofimpunity and violence in that country;• develop a working definition for the termgender-based violence and consider theglobal culture of impunity in relation toviolence against women;• work in groups to analyze a scenario thatillustrates an example of gender-basedviolence and imagine how their subject’sstory would play out in two differentenvironments;• examine the root causes and impact ofgender-based violence in their communityand develop a strategy to address it; and• understand the roles that men and boyscan play in eradicating gender-basedviolence in their families and communities.Resources:• Film module: Gender-Based Violence inSierra Leone (10:44)• Half the Sky: Turning Oppression intoOpportunity for Women Worldwide FilmSeries Trailer (5:48): itvs.org/films/halfthe-sky• LCD projector or DVD player• Teacher handouts:--Gender-Based Violence DiscussionGuide (Download Half the Sky: TurningOppression into Opportunity for WomenWorldwide discussion guide PDFs fromthe Independent Television Service [<strong>ITVS</strong>]Women and Girls Lead website:www.womenandgirlslead.org.)• Student handouts:--Gender-Based Violence Glossary--Student Handout A: Sierra Leone inContext--Student Handout B: Film ModuleScreening Guide--Student Handout C: Gwen’s Story--Student Handout D: RepresentativeGwen Moore and the Violence AgainstWomen ACT (VAWA)• Pens/pencils and writing paper• Whiteboard/blackboard and markers/chalk• Computers with internet access• Post-it notes• Kraft paper• Washable markers• Wall map of the world with country names:www.amaps.com/mapstoprint/WORLDDOWNLOAD.htm
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