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Challenging gender stereotypes | Ayase Yamagishi – ‘Challenging gender stereotypes’ | TEDxYouth@KIS


I like playing soccer so much but you

I like playing soccer so much but you guys like playing soccer too it’s just

guys like playing soccer too it’s just

guys like playing soccer too it’s just so fun I can’t even quit it around when

so fun I can’t even quit it around when

so fun I can’t even quit it around when I was 6 or 7 years old I transferred to

I was 6 or 7 years old I transferred to

I was 6 or 7 years old I transferred to kis from Osaka I started playing soccer

kis from Osaka I started playing soccer

kis from Osaka I started playing soccer because my brother does it too and I

because my brother does it too and I

because my brother does it too and I thought it was interesting and people

thought it was interesting and people

thought it was interesting and people say I do what my brother does and I

say I do what my brother does and I

say I do what my brother does and I thought it was actually true sorry what

thought it was actually true sorry what

thought it was actually true sorry what I like to play soccer in breaks and

I like to play soccer in breaks and

I like to play soccer in breaks and recess but one day one boy came up to me

recess but one day one boy came up to me

recess but one day one boy came up to me and said you don’t deserve to play

and said you don’t deserve to play

and said you don’t deserve to play soccer because I’m a girl like what I

soccer because I’m a girl like what I

soccer because I’m a girl like what I was really shocked and felt really sad

was really shocked and felt really sad

was really shocked and felt really sad but I started playing with girls from

but I started playing with girls from

but I started playing with girls from the next day but I felt really

the next day but I felt really

the next day but I felt really uncomfortable and I should be able to

uncomfortable and I should be able to

uncomfortable and I should be able to play with all people no matter their

play with all people no matter their

play with all people no matter their gender hi students teachers and parents

gender hi students teachers and parents

gender hi students teachers and parents think first of all thank you so much for

think first of all thank you so much for

think first of all thank you so much for coming and listening to others in my

coming and listening to others in my

coming and listening to others in my talk my name is aya say yamagishi and i

talk my name is aya say yamagishi and i

talk my name is aya say yamagishi and i am japanese canadian and today i would

am japanese canadian and today i would

am japanese canadian and today i would like to talk about gender and

like to talk about gender and

like to talk about gender and stereotypes i first researched about

stereotypes i first researched about

stereotypes i first researched about this during with my PYP exhibition last

this during with my PYP exhibition last

this during with my PYP exhibition last year I honestly wanted to do about

year I honestly wanted to do about

year I honestly wanted to do about soccer but I thought I should give it a

soccer but I thought I should give it a

soccer but I thought I should give it a shot and my teacher said I should go

shot and my teacher said I should go

shot and my teacher said I should go more deeper than that and guess what it

more deeper than that and guess what it

more deeper than that and guess what it was like the best exhibition

was like the best exhibition

was like the best exhibition presentation I ever did by the way

presentation I ever did by the way

presentation I ever did by the way please raise your hand if anyone can

please raise your hand if anyone can

please raise your hand if anyone can think of any gender stereotypes here in

think of any gender stereotypes here in

think of any gender stereotypes here in Japan Tino

okay

okay it seems we can think of few gender

it seems we can think of few gender

it seems we can think of few gender stereotypes here in Japan but we could

stereotypes here in Japan but we could

stereotypes here in Japan but we could find more gender stereotypes around the

find more gender stereotypes around the

find more gender stereotypes around the world – these are common gender

world – these are common gender

world – these are common gender stereotypes such as girls during ballet

stereotypes such as girls during ballet

stereotypes such as girls during ballet and a boy playing soccer like other

and a boy playing soccer like other

and a boy playing soccer like other sports – and a man working at office and

sports – and a man working at office and

sports – and a man working at office and a woman working at home with her

a woman working at home with her

a woman working at home with her children or a girl working girl wearing

children or a girl working girl wearing

children or a girl working girl wearing a frilly pink dress and a boy wearing a

a frilly pink dress and a boy wearing a

a frilly pink dress and a boy wearing a baseball hat and a sporty clothes girls

baseball hat and a sporty clothes girls

baseball hat and a sporty clothes girls out there what if someone says you

out there what if someone says you

out there what if someone says you cannot do something because you’re a

cannot do something because you’re a

cannot do something because you’re a girl you should play girls sports and

girl you should play girls sports and

girl you should play girls sports and said how would you feel now men’s out

said how would you feel now men’s out

said how would you feel now men’s out there what if someone says you have to

there what if someone says you have to

there what if someone says you have to do full-time job and not spend a lot of

do full-time job and not spend a lot of

do full-time job and not spend a lot of time with your children because that’s

time with your children because that’s

time with your children because that’s what moms to do now everybody how would

what moms to do now everybody how would

what moms to do now everybody how would you feel if someone says you cannot do

you feel if someone says you cannot do

you feel if someone says you cannot do something because their gender wear what

something because their gender wear what

something because their gender wear what you want do jobs what you want and play

you want do jobs what you want and play

you want do jobs what you want and play sports what you want this is a picture I

sports what you want this is a picture I

sports what you want this is a picture I took last year it shows that I’m not the

took last year it shows that I’m not the

took last year it shows that I’m not the only one who thinks gender stereotypes

only one who thinks gender stereotypes

only one who thinks gender stereotypes are wrong this person says I am stressed

are wrong this person says I am stressed

are wrong this person says I am stressed out because boys are thinking girls are

out because boys are thinking girls are

out because boys are thinking girls are weak I don’t need to get married I don’t

weak I don’t need to get married I don’t

weak I don’t need to get married I don’t need to get married I don’t need a guy

need to get married I don’t need a guy

need to get married I don’t need a guy to be happy girls are girls boys are

to be happy girls are girls boys are

to be happy girls are girls boys are boys they

boys they

boys they should all have equal rights no gender

should all have equal rights no gender

should all have equal rights no gender stereotypes before you want to be I am

stereotypes before you want to be I am

stereotypes before you want to be I am more than a stay home mother Eco pay for

more than a stay home mother Eco pay for

more than a stay home mother Eco pay for eco play I hate it when men raise their

eco play I hate it when men raise their

eco play I hate it when men raise their eyebrows when I beat them it’s okay to

eyebrows when I beat them it’s okay to

eyebrows when I beat them it’s okay to stay at home and it’s always okay to go

stay at home and it’s always okay to go

stay at home and it’s always okay to go back want to go back to work so how can

back want to go back to work so how can

back want to go back to work so how can we take an action and solve this kind of

we take an action and solve this kind of

we take an action and solve this kind of problem I have an umbrella an idea how

problem I have an umbrella an idea how

problem I have an umbrella an idea how will we all be a commitment and be more

will we all be a commitment and be more

will we all be a commitment and be more open-minded and by this people will feel

open-minded and by this people will feel

open-minded and by this people will feel more comfortable wearing what they want

more comfortable wearing what they want

more comfortable wearing what they want and how act how they want what do you

and how act how they want what do you

and how act how they want what do you guys think other action we could take in

guys think other action we could take in

guys think other action we could take in daily lives are we can make sure boys

daily lives are we can make sure boys

daily lives are we can make sure boys and girls play together and always not

and girls play together and always not

and girls play together and always not to pick on or don’t laugh or bully

to pick on or don’t laugh or bully

to pick on or don’t laugh or bully anyone and be more open-minded and just

anyone and be more open-minded and just

anyone and be more open-minded and just be together and play and always support

be together and play and always support

be together and play and always support your friends when your friends are in

your friends when your friends are in

your friends when your friends are in dangerous situations like bullies now

dangerous situations like bullies now

dangerous situations like bullies now imagine how happy we will all be if we

imagine how happy we will all be if we

imagine how happy we will all be if we can do something that we want no matter

can do something that we want no matter

can do something that we want no matter if you’re a boy or girl I hope you guys

if you’re a boy or girl I hope you guys

if you’re a boy or girl I hope you guys all can fight against gender stereotypes

all can fight against gender stereotypes

all can fight against gender stereotypes with me and I was I will always believe

with me and I was I will always believe

with me and I was I will always believe in you guys that you guys will make your

in you guys that you guys will make your

in you guys that you guys will make your dreams come true no matter if you’re a

dreams come true no matter if you’re a

dreams come true no matter if you’re a boy or a girl

boy or a girl

boy or a girl fly fly as high as a bird and dream and

fly fly as high as a bird and dream and

fly fly as high as a bird and dream and don’t get in the ways of discriminations

don’t get in the ways of discriminations

don’t get in the ways of discriminations and gender stereotypes stopping you and

and gender stereotypes stopping you and

and gender stereotypes stopping you and when you always have these kind of such

when you always have these kind of such

when you always have these kind of such kind of problems you always want to talk

kind of problems you always want to talk

kind of problems you always want to talk with your friends or your teachers or

with your friends or your teachers or

with your friends or your teachers or parents and I always talk with my

parents and I always talk with my

parents and I always talk with my friends because I feel more comfortable

friends because I feel more comfortable

friends because I feel more comfortable thank you so much friends

thank you so much and I hope you guys

thank you so much and I hope you guys learn a lesson thank you

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