In Understanding Gender Equality, host Radzi Chinyanganya introduces 16-year-old Pallavi from Chennai, India, who shares her personal experience with gender inequality. She reflects on broader issues like sexism and violence against women while also highlighting the everyday discrimination she faces, such as the lower expectations placed on her in her karate lessons, despite achieving a black belt ranking. This video is excerpted from BBC’s My World, a program created for teenagers eager to learn more about the important stories shaping our world.
Explore the remarkable career and global influence of Christine Lagarde, whose leadership helped shape major economic decisions around the world. From her early work in international law to leading some of the world’s most powerful financial institutions, students will discover how Lagarde broke barriers and became one of the most influential women in global finance.
This Kahoot examines key moments in Lagarde’s journey, including her leadership roles at the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank, and how her approach to leadership challenged traditional ideas about economics and decision-making. Students will build listening skills, vocabulary, and historical awareness while exploring topics such as global finance, leadership, international cooperation, and gender equality.
Watch the related BBC video, Christine Lagarde, Titan of Finance, then invite your Grade 6–12 students to test their knowledge and explore how leadership, resilience, and innovation can shape the world stage.
Explore how women are represented in films and why those portrayals matter in this Kahoot inspired by BBC’s Her Story —The Female Revolution. Through the ideas and research shared by Geena Davis and the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, students will examine how movies and television influence the way people think about gender, power, and equality.
This Kahoot explores questions about representation, stereotypes, screen time, leadership roles, and how media can shape expectations for girls and boys. Students will build listening skills, vocabulary, and critical-thinking abilities while considering why balanced representation in film and entertainment can have a powerful social impact.
Watch the related BBC video, The Fight for Females in Film, then invite your Grade 6–12 students to test their knowledge and explore how storytelling and media influence culture, identity, and opportunity.
In Emmeline Pankhurst: The Fight for Women's Suffrage and Equality, host Sanjeev Bhaskar delves into the life and activism of Emmeline Pankhurst, a key figure in the women's suffrage movement. Learn how Pankhurst led the suffragettes in their fight for equal rights and the right to vote, resorting to militancy and hunger strikes to challenge the status quo. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Icons: The Greatest Person of the 20th Century, a documentary series celebrating the achievements of the most influential figures of the era.
In Understanding Gender Equality, host Radzi Chinyanganya introduces 16-year-old Pallavi from Chennai, India, who shares her personal experience with gender inequality. She reflects on broader issues like sexism and violence against women while also highlighting the everyday discrimination she faces, such as the lower expectations placed on her in her karate lessons, despite achieving a black belt ranking. This video is excerpted from BBC’s My World, a program created for teenagers eager to learn more about the important stories shaping our world.
Explore the remarkable career and global influence of Christine Lagarde, whose leadership helped shape major economic decisions around the world. From her early work in international law to leading some of the world’s most powerful financial institutions, students will discover how Lagarde broke barriers and became one of the most influential women in global finance.
This Kahoot examines key moments in Lagarde’s journey, including her leadership roles at the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank, and how her approach to leadership challenged traditional ideas about economics and decision-making. Students will build listening skills, vocabulary, and historical awareness while exploring topics such as global finance, leadership, international cooperation, and gender equality.
Watch the related BBC video, Christine Lagarde, Titan of Finance, then invite your Grade 6–12 students to test their knowledge and explore how leadership, resilience, and innovation can shape the world stage.
Explore how women are represented in films and why those portrayals matter in this Kahoot inspired by BBC’s Her Story —The Female Revolution. Through the ideas and research shared by Geena Davis and the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, students will examine how movies and television influence the way people think about gender, power, and equality.
This Kahoot explores questions about representation, stereotypes, screen time, leadership roles, and how media can shape expectations for girls and boys. Students will build listening skills, vocabulary, and critical-thinking abilities while considering why balanced representation in film and entertainment can have a powerful social impact.
Watch the related BBC video, The Fight for Females in Film, then invite your Grade 6–12 students to test their knowledge and explore how storytelling and media influence culture, identity, and opportunity.
In Emmeline Pankhurst: The Fight for Women's Suffrage and Equality, host Sanjeev Bhaskar delves into the life and activism of Emmeline Pankhurst, a key figure in the women's suffrage movement. Learn how Pankhurst led the suffragettes in their fight for equal rights and the right to vote, resorting to militancy and hunger strikes to challenge the status quo. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Icons: The Greatest Person of the 20th Century, a documentary series celebrating the achievements of the most influential figures of the era.