3-2-1 TUESDAYS WITH MS NIV

Issue # 35 /  March 9th, 2021

How much of who we are is defined by our gender? how much of our gender definitions come from our conditionings? where do the conditionings come from? family? school? neighbourhood? country? our own minds? It has been a year of reflections and redefinitions for many of us for what we hold dear and what can be dropped. How about some biases? Here are some ways to help ourselves and those around us to be better at moving towards a more equitable society.

Three Images For The Week

Two Thoughts For The Week

“Achieving gender equality requires the engagement of women and men, girls and boys. It is everyone’s responsibility.” – Ban Ki-moon

“A feminist is anyone who recognizes the equality and full humanity of women and men.” – Gloria Steinem

One Video For The Week

In India (and many other countries), girls and women still find themselves silenced by traditional rules of politeness and restraint, says social scientist Deepa Narayan. In this frank talk, she identifies seven deeply entrenched norms that reinforce inequality — and calls on men to help usher in change.

Deepa Narayan is an international advisor on poverty, gender and development with more than 25 years of experience working at the World Bank, the UN and NGOs.

Guest column

I am what I am.

I will be who I choose to be.

My abilities define me.

My inabilities challenge me.

My confidence comes from knowing who I am.

• Embrace what you do with the pride of doing it. A woman can care for her children with pride because she enjoys what she can and wants to do for them. If she has to choose at any time between attending a meeting at the office and staying home with her sick child, the choice will be what holds priority at that point. If someone can be with her child so she can attend the very important meeting, she should do it with confidence. If there is no one else she will trust to stay with her sick child, then she would have to reschedule the meeting or have someone else step in to represent her.
• Teach every child, whether a girl or a boy, to learn skills that make them more confident and independent in themselves. Boys and girls should know all they can and be aware of their limitations as individuals and not because they belong to a gender.
• Yes a woman needs the maternity leave, after having a baby, to make sure her body can rest and recuperate after the nine months of adjustments it went through. She also bonds with her child to build the relationship that will sustain the strains of the days ahead. Yes, a man needs paternity leave to get to know his child and build a bond that will be the foundation for the future. He doesn’t need as many days as the mother because his body doesn’t need the rest like hers does. The leave from work is defined by its purpose rather than the gender.

Anita Eipe, Managing Trustee, Samatha Learning Center http://www.samathalearning.com

And Finally…

Dear reader,

I have been a research scientist, a journalist and an educator for over 3 decades. I read and I write.  With this weekly newsletter, I intend to share what I read, learn and experience while I engage with students, parents and teams of teachers across K-12 schools, higher education institutions and ed-tech organisations.

3-2-1 Tuesdays with Ms Niv  is a newsletter for you to subscribe and enjoy your learning journey with me. This week, it consists of:  3 images, 2 thoughts and 1 video.

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