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INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSE: GENDER,

SCHOOL AND SOCIETY


SEMESTER 1

ASSIGNMENT 2

CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF STREET PLAY ON


GENDER BIAS AND STEREOTYPES

NAME: JOLINA NAZARETH ALMEIDA


ROLL NO: 1
FY B.ED 2019-2020
INTRODUCTION

Gender affects every aspect of our life, from how we feel about ourselves and set
our goals in educational, recreational and work opportunities as well as the the
nature and extent of our participation in social and civic life. It has a strong impact
on the way we practice our religion, the way we dress, and the way we express our
feelings and the nature of all of our relationships with others.
For decades we have seen headlines discussing gender bias. The stubbornness of
this problem lies in the fact that it is rooted in our societal beliefs about men,
women and leadership. Gender disparity still exists in India. Being born as women
in the Indian society one has to face gender discrimination at all levels. At the
household level - females are confined to the bounds of their household chores,
raising children and looking after families, irrespective of her education degrees or
her job profile. At her workplace: women have limited access to job opportunities
and are paid less for the same work. The problem arises when women are
considered for leadership positions. So there is gender bias and stereotypes in
every walks of life that is family school, society , media etc.
Gender bias is commonly considered to be discrimination and/or hatred towards
people based on their gender rather than their individual merits, but can also refer
to any and all systemic differentiations based on the gender of the individuals.
Gender bias can refer to subtly different beliefs or attitudes. So the belief that one
gender or sex is inferior to or more valuable than the other which is called Female
or male chauvinism.
STREET PLAY SCRIPT
ON GENDER BIAS AND STEREOTYPES

(Asha House)

Who set this Gender Bias - Who? Who? Who?


Who set these Stereotypes- Who? Who? Who?

*Home Scene*
Jolina (neighbor)- badhaie ho badhaie aapke ghar mai beta hua hai
Risal (father) - oooh balle! balle! mere ghar mai beta hua hai beta! mai ushe nile
jutte , nili pant ,
Nila shirt sab kuch nila dilaunga.
Renita (mother) - mere ghar mai betiya aayi mai ushe gulabi lehenga , gulabi frock
sab kuch
gulabi dilaungi.
Rachel (narrator) - Toh dekha aapne hamare samaj mai kaise ladka aur ladki ki
pehchan hoti hai.

Renita (mother)- dekho maine meri pyari si rani beti ke liye kya laya hai?
Kunjan (girl child) - yeah!!! ek kitchen set aur gudiya .thankyou mummy!
Risal (father) - dekho maine mere raja beta ke liye kya laya hai?
Rachel (boy child) - yeah!!! ek badi si toy car . Thankyou papa!
Risal ( father) - 5 saal se suru karega tab jaake 21 saal tak champion banega.
Jolina (narrator) - Aisa kyun hota hai hamari pehchan hamare khilone se hoti hai

Rachel (boy child) - papa papa mujhe dance class join karrna hai
Risal (father) - tu pagal ho gaya hai kya? Yeh kaise ladkiyon ke jaise shock pala
hai. Yeh le bat
Aur ban ja tendulakar!
Kunjan ( girl child) - mummy mummy mujhe football khelna hai..
Renita (mother) - Areh! Yeh kya baat huie football koi ladkiyon ki khelneki cheez
hai ghar mai
Pehele cooking karna shikh lo!
Jolina ( narrator) - aisa kyun hota hai humme hamari pasand ke anusar jeene ka
hakh nahi?

*Office Scene - Promotion*


Vanessa (Boss) - ….and the promotion goes to not you (Ankita), not you (Jinelle)
but youuuu(Sarah)

Ankita, Jinelle (Male colleagues) - (shocked and angered)

Sarah (Female Colleague) is surprised and happy.

Sarah: (goes to the boss) Thankyou sir, mujhe pata hai aapne mujh mein bahut
potential dekha hai. Thankyou Sir. Thankyou ( Shakes hand)

Vanessa: (checks Sarah out) haan, potential bahut hai. Ache see dikh bhi Raha hai.
(Looks at her in a wrong way)

Ankita and Jinelle: Haan ladki hi kharab hai. No wonder usko mila promotion.

Sarah: Why ? Why? Is it when a girl gets promoted, "Ladki Kharab hai" and for a
boy, it's his potential and hard work. Who sets these rules?
- Slogan -

*Office Scene - Behaviour*


Jinelle -(super angry) Is this the way your work has to be presented? It's been 2
weeks guys, 2 weeks and this is all I get.
You know what I am done. YOU BOTH ARE FIRED.
(Vanessa , a female employee and Ankita, a male employee both lose their jobs
and express their sorrow)

Vanessa crying.
Sarah ( a colleague) approaches - It's okay, let it out. It is absolutely fine for you to
cry.
Ankita Crying
Sarah ( colleague) approaches - Kyu roo Raha hai tu, Maar baan ladkiyo or tarah
mast ro.

Ankita - why? Why is it okay when a girl expresses her sorrow and cries whereas
when a boy does the same he is slammed with ' Maard baan'
Kya MAARD ROTE NAI HAI?
- SLOGAN-

*Media scene*
Director: Ma'am, in this scene, the strong actor will come and save you from
gundas
Actress: Sir, we show this kind of scene all the time. Why don’t we show a
woman, strong and independent, who is able to defend herself without external
help.
Producer: Nahi nahi mere movie mai aisa nahi chalega. If you save yourself, what
will the actor do? I have invested crores on him. Actor ka naam se hi enaam
milega. Feminist movie chalta nahi madam
Actor comes in
Actor: Director Sir, isme action scene kam hai, 2-3 action scene add karte hai
Director: Ha ha sir, add kardenge scene; usme kya takleef hai, koi baat nahi.
Actor: Producer Sir, aur mera payment ka kya hai?
Producer: Sir, apka payment ho jayega. Aap chinta hona. Aapka payment to jada hi
hoga
Actress: (To the audience) When I asked him to change the scene, he didn't but
now when the actor asks, he does it so soon! We have no respect on top of it were
paid less! If we object, they say we are easily replaceable. It's like we have to lead
our lives without self respect, it's not fair!

Gender stereotypes with respect to family and culture:


(Joann as elder woman who wants to marry a boy younger than him and therefore
her mother candida warns him not to marry a boy younger to him because he is not
settled, doesn’t earn well and therefore he will not be a good husband. still the
women marries the young boy played by Bushra and they have daily troubles due
to the society and the mother of the young boy played by Sana taunts him how the
society doesn’t see this as ok and taunts him daily)

Candida as mother: Listen, you’re 32. When do you plan on getting married? Is
everything okay? Is there anything you’d like to tell me? Are you seeing someone?
Joann as her daughter: Actually yes. I have a boyfriend.
Mother: Oh wow. Finally! Who is he? What is he doing?
Daughter: Mom listen, he’s 26.
Mother: WHAT?! 26? He’s 6 years younger than you?
Daughter: So what? How does it matter?
Mother: The boy has to be older than you and take care of you and all. He’s a child
yet.
Daughter: C’mon mom, we’re in the 21st century, I can take care of myself and him
as well. Besides there are so many people who get married like this. See Priyanka
Chopra and Nick Jonas. They seem happily married.
Mother: All that rubbish can happen with these celebrities only, not with us normal
people.
Daughter: Mom, I’m gonna do what I’m gonna do. I’ve made up my mind.
Mother: Yes, nowadays parents have no value at all. Anyway, you do what you
want. If anything goes wrong after marriage, don’t you dare come running back to
your parents.

After marriage: (The son loses his job and there are daily arguments between
husband and wife and how he feels ashamed of taking money from his wife )
Sana as mother: What happen son? why are you angry?
Bushra as son( Who is married to women who is elder than him): I’m fed up of this
marriage. Just because my job is gone I can’t take money from her. My friends
laugh at me.!!! Also they laugh at me saying that you have married an old women
!!

Mother: Maine toh pehle hi kaha tha ki koi khubsurat aur apni age ki ladki se
shaadi kar. Lekin tune nhi sunna. Log bhi humpe has rhe hai!!
Son: Sahi kaha aapne. Aaj meri job chali gai hai toh usse kya lag rha hai ?? WOH
GHAR KA MARD BAN GAYI HAI??? AUR MAIN EK MARD HOKAR
AURAT SE PAISE LUNGA??? DUNIYA THUKEGI MUJH PAR.. MARD SIRF
EK HI HOTA HAI AUR MAIN USSE PAISE NHI LUNGA.. MERE DOST
MUJH PAR HASTE HAI! After all I also have a some self-respect.

Mother: ha sahi kaha beta!!


Who set this Gender bias- Who? Who? Who?
Who set these Stereotypes- Who? Who? Who?

REVIEW OF THE STREET PLAY

Through the street play conducted we tried to show gender bias and gender
stereotypes prevailing in our society. So the street play was basically divided into
major scenes namely family setting, office setting, media and culture. And it
depicted day to day common gender bias and stereotypes we face as part of these
social groups. We showed in the first scene the neighbor announcing that a baby
boy is born in the family. The first stereotype mentioned here is the color blue and
pink which are allocated to girl and boy according to their gender. The first scene
also showed that the interest of girls and boys are also developed according to
preconsidered norms of society towards the particular gender. Even girls and boys
are forced to choose profession according to acceptable norms of society. In later
office setting when promotion is given to women everyone wasn’t really accepting
this. Women are generally not accepted in leadership position. In the third media
scene it tries to show that the male actor is shown as the savior. Women are shown
as helpless always needing the help of a man only to save her. The woman is
shown as incapable of helping herself. When she asked them to change the script
and shoe empowerment of women they blatantly denied.Thus in this way the street
conducted by asha group tried to show various gender bias and stereotypes that are
existing in our society. So I think the street play has very effectively given focused
on every aspects of gender bias.
REFLECTION
This assignment on gender bias street play was really very important and useful
because it led us to think in a broad way in which we too are affected in our day-
to-day lives. The instances mentioned in the play definitely connected to us
because we've seen these in some walk of life or the other. So in first scene we saw
gender bias in family. Family is indeed an very important agency of every child’s
life and if he or she is going to have and develop such perspective about things
then somewhere or other way we are creating block in the progress of our country.
We need to stand against these biases and raise our voice and concern on them. So
that we can bring about a change in the future.
We were divided as a group for this activity and it help us to build social bonding
between the group members. We all work as a team. Team work teaches to put
opinions of others before your own, even though you may not like it. It also
teaches us to adjust better to the situation. Even smallest decision is taken after a
number of debates and decision because each person look at issue in their own
way. I also learned not to be dejected or angry when my ideas were not taken or
may be modified but I realised that end product of team work is far better than that
of an individual. I learnt that multiple brains together produce a much more
insightful inference than one individual at the work. We then prepare the script.

Conclusion and Recommendations


Gender bias and gender stereotypes are the problems which are creating
blocks for progress of our country. Because of gender stereotypes, girls and
women are often less valued and have lower social status. Teachers play a critical
role to prevent gender stereotypes and reduce gender bias in the classroom
Some suggestions for we as future teachers can avoid gender stereotypes
1. Challenge stereotype when you hear them. For example, a girl who want to
play football may be told by her classmates ‘ but that’s a boys’ game’. The
teacher can intervene and tell that even girls can play football.
2. Provide role models to children. Give students examples of women who
have done well in the so called men’s career’
3. Ask students to reflect over stereotypes that society places before them
critical analysis and reflective thinking will help to eliminate irrational
beliefs.
4. If textbook subscribe to gender stereotypes that society places before them
critical analysis and have healthy discussion in class.
5. Teachers need to monitor themselves. A teacher should take care not to
subscribe to gender stereotypes through their words or actions. Address your
students equally. Instead of “girls and boys” try to use “students” or
“friends,” a wonderful category our preschool uses.

References
1. https://www.thinkorblue.com/teachers-reduce-gender-bias-at-school

2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/second-generation-genderbias

3. Dr . Agnes Ronald D’costa ; Gender, school and society ( 2017); Himalayan


publications, Mumbai.

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