Moments of Gender

A teaching resource

Christina Wolbrecht
University of Notre Dame

When I teach courses on women, gender, and politics, I start each class with what I call a Moment of Gender -- an image, clip, or video that generates discussion about some aspect of gender, often political. These have been popular on social media, so I am sharing them here as a resource for anyone who finds them useful. I find that starting class with a Moment of Gender gets students engaged and ensures that all students have an opportunity to participate even if they have not done the day's reading. You are, of course, welcome to use them however they serve your own teaching needs!

Please note: I do not have sources/permissions for all of these images and share them for educational purposes only.

Questions, comments, or suggestions: Christina Wolbrecht, Professor of Political Science, at wolbrecht [dot] 1 [at] nd [dot] edu

CONCEPTS

Gillette Razors
"best a man can be"

Click here for a follow up ad campaign from a rival company.

NHS birth control campaign

Serena Williams

Gender as performance, Black women, intersectionality, double standards, emotion --
the GOAT highlights so many key concepts

Girls and anger

Women and anger

GENDER AND POLITICS

SNL Sarah Palin & Hillary Clinton

Every stereotype about women in politics in one very funny clip

Kari Lake (R) describes Trump's BDE

Governor (AZ), 2022

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern

PM Ardern answers a reporter's question about her relationship with Finnish PM Sanna Marin

Madison Cawthorn (R)

Departing Rep. Madison Cawthorn (NC) appeals for a return to traditional masculinity

Doug Emhoff (D)

The first Second Gentleman meets with fellow political spouses at an Asian Summit

Italian PM
Giorgia Meloni

Pairs well with an HRC interview quote: "The election of the first woman PM in a country always represents a break with the past, and that is certainly a good thing"