PART 1: INTRODUCTION
Manaar
My name is Manaar and I’m 14 years old.
I have 2 older brothers. I like sports and tend to watch a lot of documentaries when I’m bored.
My favourite subject is history.
I always listen to music, I really like r&b and pop music.
I like to shop at thrift stores and always buy a bunch of t-shirts there.
I also watch a lot YouTube and I like to stay up to date when new music is being released by my favourite artists.
I have 2 older brothers. I like sports and tend to watch a lot of documentaries when I’m bored.
My favourite subject is history.
I always listen to music, I really like r&b and pop music.
I like to shop at thrift stores and always buy a bunch of t-shirts there.
I also watch a lot YouTube and I like to stay up to date when new music is being released by my favourite artists.
Melissa
My name is Melissa.
I love to play hockey and eat food.
I’m 14 years old and I like to listen to music a lot.
I love to eat pasta carbonara.
My family is half brazilian and half scottish.
I would like to become a nurse.
I love to play hockey and eat food.
I’m 14 years old and I like to listen to music a lot.
I love to eat pasta carbonara.
My family is half brazilian and half scottish.
I would like to become a nurse.
Zoë
My name is Zoë.
I'm 14 years old and I live in Zwijndrecht.
I love to draw and make music. I love the netflix shows Sherlock and Friends.
My favourite foods are pizza, pasta, cinnamon buns and cookie dough ice cream.
I'm 14 years old and I live in Zwijndrecht.
I love to draw and make music. I love the netflix shows Sherlock and Friends.
My favourite foods are pizza, pasta, cinnamon buns and cookie dough ice cream.
Anouk
My name is Anouk.
I am 14 years old and I live in Zwijndrecht.
I like to listen to music and I love playing handball. My favourite food is sushi.
My dream job is to be a professional handball player, but the chance is really small that I will be one.
I do not know what I want to be if that does not work out, but I have time to think about it.
I am 14 years old and I live in Zwijndrecht.
I like to listen to music and I love playing handball. My favourite food is sushi.
My dream job is to be a professional handball player, but the chance is really small that I will be one.
I do not know what I want to be if that does not work out, but I have time to think about it.
Anne-Bo
I’m Anne-Bo and I’m 14 years old.
I like drawing, listening to Billie Eilish and singing.
For sports I play softball, kind of baseball but then for girls.
I would like to end up as a professional softball player.
Or I would like to be a lawyer, something completely different but I think I would love being lawyer.
My favorite food is pizza of course.
I like drawing, listening to Billie Eilish and singing.
For sports I play softball, kind of baseball but then for girls.
I would like to end up as a professional softball player.
Or I would like to be a lawyer, something completely different but I think I would love being lawyer.
My favorite food is pizza of course.
Sarah
My name Sarah and I’m 14 years old.
I live in Zwijndrecht now, but in a few months I’m going to move to Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht.
I love to act, dance and sing.
I learn Latin and Ancient Greek.
I’m in love with the shows Full House and Friends.
My favorite foods are pizza and sushi.
I live in Zwijndrecht now, but in a few months I’m going to move to Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht.
I love to act, dance and sing.
I learn Latin and Ancient Greek.
I’m in love with the shows Full House and Friends.
My favorite foods are pizza and sushi.
Myrthe
My name is Myrthe.
I am 15 years old and I live in Zwijndrecht.
I really enjoy listening to music, especially alternative music.
Watching Netflix and YouTube is also something I really like.
Degrassi and Orange Is The New Black are my favourite series and I absolutely LOVE the movie Alex Strangelove.
In school I really enjoy learning languages like English, French and German, but I have no clue for my career in the future.
I am 15 years old and I live in Zwijndrecht.
I really enjoy listening to music, especially alternative music.
Watching Netflix and YouTube is also something I really like.
Degrassi and Orange Is The New Black are my favourite series and I absolutely LOVE the movie Alex Strangelove.
In school I really enjoy learning languages like English, French and German, but I have no clue for my career in the future.
PART 2: SUMMARY OF THE INTERVIEWS
You can find the full interviews in the subpage 'Interviews' of Gender Related Roles.
Generation of our grandparents:
Men were dominant in the field of industrial work. People were biased and expected more from men than from women when it came to academics and abilities. Women were mostly housewives and did jobs related to nursing. Even though women went to school, not a lot of women could use their diploma because they had to become housewives. Majority of the men did not help with house chores.
Generation of our parents:
Men were still dominant in the field of industrial work but change was happening. There was still a bias when it came to genders, but women started to choose more diverse jobs and we're able to make a name for themselves. Change was happening in the job factor and women started choosing jobs previously only chosen by men, this affected the next generation greatly. Women started focusing more on their education and cared more about the things they wanted to achieve. Not all men helped at home because they were out, working at the time.
Our generation:
Almost all jobs are occupied by both sexes and the pay gap has shrunk. Both women and men work instead of staying at home. Women are being supported and wether women have the same abilities as men isn't questioned, in most cases. There has been support from the government and the encouragement from the people before this generation which helped form the educational and political position of women and men.
Overall conclusion:
The change between work and educational achievements in the past generation and this generation is something we need to be proud of. The government has been helping the people by providing care for children in case both parents work and they have done much more. Even though there are a lot of stories regarding sexism in the labour market, things have been improving and will hopefully keep improving.
You can find the full interviews in the subpage 'Interviews' of Gender Related Roles.
Generation of our grandparents:
Men were dominant in the field of industrial work. People were biased and expected more from men than from women when it came to academics and abilities. Women were mostly housewives and did jobs related to nursing. Even though women went to school, not a lot of women could use their diploma because they had to become housewives. Majority of the men did not help with house chores.
Generation of our parents:
Men were still dominant in the field of industrial work but change was happening. There was still a bias when it came to genders, but women started to choose more diverse jobs and we're able to make a name for themselves. Change was happening in the job factor and women started choosing jobs previously only chosen by men, this affected the next generation greatly. Women started focusing more on their education and cared more about the things they wanted to achieve. Not all men helped at home because they were out, working at the time.
Our generation:
Almost all jobs are occupied by both sexes and the pay gap has shrunk. Both women and men work instead of staying at home. Women are being supported and wether women have the same abilities as men isn't questioned, in most cases. There has been support from the government and the encouragement from the people before this generation which helped form the educational and political position of women and men.
Overall conclusion:
The change between work and educational achievements in the past generation and this generation is something we need to be proud of. The government has been helping the people by providing care for children in case both parents work and they have done much more. Even though there are a lot of stories regarding sexism in the labour market, things have been improving and will hopefully keep improving.
PART 3: COMPARISON WITH INDIA
During the video conference, we asked the Indian students 5 questions.
We’re going to compare our answers with theirs to see the cultural and economical differences.
1. What was the average amount of people in one household of your parents/grandparents?
In India, the generation of their grandparents had 10 to 12 people in their households. That means that in that time India was still in the periphery stage, where loads of people needed to care for each other. They also told us that in recent times they live with 5 to 6 people.
We answered that in our grandparents time they lived with 8 to 9 people, which is close to what India had. For our generation we said we have 4 to 5 people in one household. So compared to the old times we were close to India. Just like today we’re really close to India, so in the phase of household there isn’t much of a difference.
2. Were there differences in upbringing of boys and girls?
The students from Inda told us there were a lot of differences in upbringing for their grandparents. Girls were not allowed to go to school. For their parents, this has already improved a lot. In their own generation, the upbringing is pretty much the same. When we compare out answers with theirs, we can see a lot of similarities. In the generation of our grandparents there were also still differrences in upbringing, but not necessarily in education. From our parents’ generation to ours, these differences have faded.
3. Did boys and girls have the same rights in school education?
In the generation of our grandparents everyone had the right to go to school, but boys were expected to actually make use of the diploma and knowledge they had and get a job. This changed in our parents’ generation and more women started to get higher education, the educational rights were still the same for women as they were for men. In our generation educational rights are equal, both women and men are allowed to do anything as long as you work for it.
You can see in their answers that their grandparents’ generation, women were not allowed to go to school. This differed from the situation in the Netherlands. Even though in India things regarding educational rights have improved due to raising awareness of the problem, many girls still are denied the basic right to go to school. However, most girls in their generation now are allowed to go to school.
4. What differences were there for men and women in reference to work?
Their answer was that in bad times, women were not allowed to work, but sometimes they were. The times they were allowed, the jobs were small and they did not earn much money with it. In our own country it is rather rare for us women to not find a job even in bad times. But for people that don’t speak the language in their own country it would be hard of course to find a job. The people in our own country are more equal than the people in India because the men in india are mostly the boss and more onto the business side of work and the women there are mostly housewives.
5. Has the position of women in society changed with help of the government
Positions have changed a lot since their grandparents. According to our friends in India, positions of women in society changed drastically in comparison to their grandparents. Women now have more right of speech and have different positions in society. In the Netherlands, this is also the case. We have many women in our society, and many are mayor of different cities. In India this isn’t the case yet, but women have more rights than in the time of our grandparents.
During the video conference, we asked the Indian students 5 questions.
We’re going to compare our answers with theirs to see the cultural and economical differences.
1. What was the average amount of people in one household of your parents/grandparents?
In India, the generation of their grandparents had 10 to 12 people in their households. That means that in that time India was still in the periphery stage, where loads of people needed to care for each other. They also told us that in recent times they live with 5 to 6 people.
We answered that in our grandparents time they lived with 8 to 9 people, which is close to what India had. For our generation we said we have 4 to 5 people in one household. So compared to the old times we were close to India. Just like today we’re really close to India, so in the phase of household there isn’t much of a difference.
2. Were there differences in upbringing of boys and girls?
The students from Inda told us there were a lot of differences in upbringing for their grandparents. Girls were not allowed to go to school. For their parents, this has already improved a lot. In their own generation, the upbringing is pretty much the same. When we compare out answers with theirs, we can see a lot of similarities. In the generation of our grandparents there were also still differrences in upbringing, but not necessarily in education. From our parents’ generation to ours, these differences have faded.
3. Did boys and girls have the same rights in school education?
In the generation of our grandparents everyone had the right to go to school, but boys were expected to actually make use of the diploma and knowledge they had and get a job. This changed in our parents’ generation and more women started to get higher education, the educational rights were still the same for women as they were for men. In our generation educational rights are equal, both women and men are allowed to do anything as long as you work for it.
You can see in their answers that their grandparents’ generation, women were not allowed to go to school. This differed from the situation in the Netherlands. Even though in India things regarding educational rights have improved due to raising awareness of the problem, many girls still are denied the basic right to go to school. However, most girls in their generation now are allowed to go to school.
4. What differences were there for men and women in reference to work?
Their answer was that in bad times, women were not allowed to work, but sometimes they were. The times they were allowed, the jobs were small and they did not earn much money with it. In our own country it is rather rare for us women to not find a job even in bad times. But for people that don’t speak the language in their own country it would be hard of course to find a job. The people in our own country are more equal than the people in India because the men in india are mostly the boss and more onto the business side of work and the women there are mostly housewives.
5. Has the position of women in society changed with help of the government
Positions have changed a lot since their grandparents. According to our friends in India, positions of women in society changed drastically in comparison to their grandparents. Women now have more right of speech and have different positions in society. In the Netherlands, this is also the case. We have many women in our society, and many are mayor of different cities. In India this isn’t the case yet, but women have more rights than in the time of our grandparents.
PART 4: REFLECTION
The project supplied us with a lot of information. We've learned the similarities and differences of the past and present of gender roles. The project was entertaining and it was fun to communicate with the Indian students!