Social Problems: Community, Policy, and Social Action
Video and Multimedia
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Video Links
Video 1: We Should All Be Feminists, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Description: Adichie’s famous “We Should All Be Feminists” as delivered at a TedTalks event.
Video 2: Malala Yousafzai Story: The Pakistani Girl Shot in Taliban Attack
Description: This short video describes Malala Yousafzai’s journey as an activist and leader for girl’s education.
Video 3: Gender Stereotyping
Description: CNN news story interviewing youth about the impact of marketing of toys as designated for girls verses boys, and children's requests for gender neutral toys.
Video 4: Alok Vaid-Menon on Being Assigned Male
Description: Activist and poet Alok Vaid-Menon discusses the risks for trans and gender non-conforming people based on how they appear to cisgender people.
Audio Links
Audio 1: The New American Man Doesn’t Look Like His Father
Description: This clip explores what masculinity looks like in today’s United States.
Audio 2: Can a Child Be Raised Free of Gender Stereotypes?
Description: Shanker Vedantam, an NPR reporter, speaks with parents who are working to raise their children outside of gender norms.
Article Link
Article 1: The Simple Truth about the Gender Pay Gap
Description: This article from the American Association of University Women breaks down the implications of the gender pay gap.