SECTION CURRICULUM

What's Included?

Girls learn tools to reject being sexualized (based on narrow, unrealistic beauty standards and sexiness) and why this benefits them as well as how to develop healthy views of being female. They'll also learn to recognize sexism and sexual harrassment and their harmful effects and learn practical, safe defenses. The last session explores the value of human diversity and ways to build more inclusive communities.

. Rejecting sexualization

. Sexism and defeating it

. Defenses against sexual harassment

. Understanding and celebrating human diversity

It is highly recommend that women teach these lessons.






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Start-Up Guide for Leaders of PowerUp Girls for Life



This start-up guide for instructors has written information and a tutorial video that overviews lesson structure and accompanying documents. It provides tips for teaching lessons (sessions) while creating positive culture-building experiences. 




Session 24: Have Healthy Views of Being Female and Reject Being Sexualized (Valued Based on Looks and Sexiness)

[For 6th grade and up and 5th graders as deemed appropriate.]




Gives reasons it’s great to be a girl but also explains that many girls grow up believing their value isn’t based on important, interesting qualities but on unrealistic, attractive looks or sexiness (having romantic appeal or appearing interested in sexual activity), and that when this happens it is called being sexualized. Uncovers how these beliefs hurt people including when others value females this way, what causes these beliefs, and how to defeat them to build self-esteem, protect oneself from being sexualized, and promote societal valuation of females as human beings instead of objects.

Session 25: PowerUp Defenses against Sexism and Sexual Harassment

[For 6th grade and up]




Explains how the word sex can be used to mean gender. Teaches simplified definitions of sexism and sexual harassment and explores their harms from a female perspective while promoting the value of all people. Provides girls with the opportunity to practice protective, assertive responses to both problems in a short intra-lesson activity, when they share ideas and practice saying things to stand up for themselves. Supports the ability to recognize the presence of one of these issues (or the absence of both) in the fun game’s scenarios. Delivers practical tools to resist or help put an end to both these scourges and empower self-esteem, confidence, safety, and equality in females. 

Session 26: Understanding and Celebrating Diversity



Explores the differences between people in positive ways and the value of this diversity. Defines race as a social rather than biological characteristic on a developmentally appropriate level as well as ethnicity and culture as other descriptors of differences. Reveals why we are equally valuable and encourages celebrating differences amid great human similarities.







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