Men's Attitudes Towards Women

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🎯 WALT: We Are Learning To explore men's attitudes towards women in history

📚 Success Criteria:

✓ I can identify how men's attitudes towards women have changed over time
✓ I can explain why these attitudes existed
✓ I can give examples from different time periods

🔑 Key Vocabulary

Attitude: How someone thinks or feels about something
Suffrage: The right to vote
Domestic: Related to home and family life
Property: Things that someone owns

1. In Victorian times (1837-1901), what did most men believe women should do?

Work in factories and offices

Stay at home and look after children

Go to university and become doctors

Travel the world alone

2. Which of these were women NOT allowed to do in the 1800s? (Tick all that apply)

Vote in elections

Own property after marriage

Go to most universities

Cook meals

3. During World War One (1914-1918), men's attitudes began to change because:

Women proved they could do men's jobs

Women became stronger

The government made new laws

Men went on holiday

✏️ Part 2: Understanding Change

4. Complete this sentence:

In the 1950s, many men still believed that a woman's main job was to be a _____________ and _____________.

5. Why do you think some men in history didn't want women to have the same rights?

6. Give one example of how men's attitudes towards women are different today compared to 100 years ago:

7. Extension Activity: Can you think of a job that was once only for men but now women do too?

🤔 Part 3: Reflection

8. Do you think men's attitudes towards women have completely changed today?

Yes, completely changed

Mostly changed

Some change but not enough

No change at all

9. Explain your answer to question 8:

💡 Differentiation Support:

Need help? Think about: jobs, voting, sports, family roles

🌟 Challenge Extension:

Research one famous woman from history who challenged men's attitudes. Write three facts about her.

Men's Attitudes Towards Women

Men's Attitudes Towards Women

🎯 WALT: We Are Learning To explore men's attitudes towards women in history

📚 Success Criteria:

🔑 Key Vocabulary

✏️ Part 2: Understanding Change

🤔 Part 3: Reflection

💡 Differentiation Support:

🌟 Challenge Extension:

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