Who Is Changing?

1. Look at the stories about men and boys.

1. How many stories are there?
2. How many stories are about males who stayed inside the male gender role?
3. How many stories are about males who stepped outside the male role?

2. Look at the stories about women and girls.

1. How many stories are there?
2. How many stories are about females who stayed inside the female role?
3. How many stories are about females who stepped outside the female role?

3. Look again at those numbers you have just counted up.

1. Of the stories about women and girls, would you say the stories about females who stayed inside their gender role were:
   
   nearly all the stories?
   
   more than half?
   
   less than half?
   
   hardly any?
   
   
2. Of the stories about men and boys, would you say the stories about males who stayed inside their gender role were:
   
   nearly all the stories?
   
   more than half?
   
   less than half?
   
   hardly any?

5. How were the numbers different for males and females?

6. What do you think causes the difference you saw in question 5?

7. Find an interesting story about a man who stepped outside the male role.

1. What is the name of the story?
   
   
2. What is the story about?

7. Find an interesting story about a woman who stepped outside the female role.

1. What is the name of the story?
   
   
2. What is the story about?