A while ago, I suggested Sojourner Truth and gender as just two (of many) opportunities to update current diversity training/understanding initiatives and ... this movie is an ideal teaching tool to accompany that approach.
While race is an obvious theme in Hidden Figures, discussions of sexism and gender norms do not allow us to make the divisive mental short cuts of other (well intentioned) protected class approaches to diversity and inclusion because gender cuts across all other ways we separate ourselves from each other. With this in mind, I believe that discussions of gender can encourage us to think about "us" and "we" more effectively than other designs intended to illuminate and reduce all types of prejudice and discrimination.
A next step ...
On February 22, 2017 (during Black History Month/February) ... students will be practicing caring, dynamic conversation skills ... if interested, all are welcome ......................
