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Standard 8 pupils at a primary school in Blantyre express relief and joy at finishing their final exams to conclude their primary education.
Standard 8 pupils at a primary school in Blantyre express relief and joy at finishing their final exams to conclude their primary education.
Trainer’s notes
Gender-aware reporting
This article focuses on the future generation of
The story is told through the voices of girls (2) and boys (2), and the images which accompany it are of both girls and boys in the classroom. One girl quoted in the story is captured separately and she is depicted as a confident, self-assured student with her ruler in hand.
The girls and boys sourced in the article show a keenness to begin to prepare for secondary school during their holidays. Both say they will concentrate on their books and prepare for Form I. There is no difference in the perspective of the girls and boys on what they will do before secondary school starts.
This is a good example of how gender aware reporting on an issue such as pupils sitting their final exams can be approached. There is no gender-biased language in the story; no prejudices conveyed about the abilities of girls versus boys; and the voices of both girl and boy students are sourced.
It also is an example of harmony in the total packaging of the piece because the message of girls and boys achieving equally is reflected in the text, headlines and captions.
The story could have been enhanced with:
Training exercises
Exercise one: Review first with students what is gender-aware reporting and gender mainstreaming in the news found in the Definitions in the Training Tools Section of the database.
Give trainees a copy of the article and discuss the following:
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