(4) Education for Human Rights

Which of the following statements defines gender equality?

• Valuing the roles of girls and women more than those of boys and men

• Promoting stereotypes of men and women in society

• Overcoming barriers to unjust relations of men and women in society

• Promoting prejudice in favor of boys and men

Why are girls more likely than boys to miss out on secondary education in the developing world?

• Girls by nature do not like schooling

• Girls are suited only to do household chores and mother roles

• Belief in girl’s superiority over the boys make it unnecessary to send them to school

• Traditional practices such as child marriage restricts girls' mobility and freedom

The issue of violence against women viewed from a gender perspective recognizes that.

• Societies are generally violent on women because of their weak nature

• Male violence towards women is instinctive. Women have to accept a certain degree of violence

• Violence against women is a manifestation of prevailing unequal power relations between women and men

• The culture of violence is already ingrained in society and women cannot do anything about it.

Which of the following best defines the concept of peace?

• absence of war or disturbance

• state of tranquility and calmness

• process of adjustment between people

• absence of conflict and existence of justice

Which of the following manifests political and legal inequality?

• Women are poorly represented at all levels of formal decision making in society.

• Unequal access to resources by men and women

• Stereotyping and prejudices against women

• Violence against women at home and in the workplace

What year was the Declaration of Human Rights adopted?

• December 10, 1948

• December 1, 1894

• December 8,1974

• December 10,1898

Which of these cases could be won using the Human Rights Act?

• you are told at work one day that you cannot wear a turban or sari even though it is part of your religion.

• You have a relationship with your principal and both of you are consenting adults

• Your principal has been interfering with your emails and telephone calls, and checking up on what websites you

  visit.

• our principal forced you to teach a subject which you do not like.

Which organization has decided on making the culture of peace its top priority?

• UNESCO

• The United Nations Children Emergency Fund

• The United Nations Associations in Philippines

• Peace and Human Rights Center

Who does gender inequality affect the most?

• Women in the poorest country

• Children

• Women and children

• Boys

Which of the following statements is NOT in line with the principle of Sustainability?

• Peace, development and environmental protection are interdependent and indivisible

• Development should put as priority the environment needs of present over the future generations.

• Environmental protection shall constitute an integral part of the total development process of any society.

• Countries should reduce unsustainable patterns of production and consumption, and promote appropriate

  demographic policies.