Why do you think she has done this, what is she trying to show people?
The shoot is called, "Because you can do it all."
Heather Mitchell has a daughter, Paislee, and she was waiting for Paislee outside softball practice with other mums. The mums were talking about their daughters and Heather said she hoped Paislee would learn to love the game because she was so athletic. One of the mums responded, "She's not athletic, she's a girly-girl."
What do you think the mum meant by 'girly-girl'? What would a 'boysy-boy' look like (do you ever hear the term boysy boy?)
Heather says she couldn't sleep that night; "All I could think was, 'why does she have to choose?' I played every sport my school offered and wore lipstick to every game."
Heather says the shoot took about three minutes because she knew exactly what she wanted to create. When the photos were posted to social media, she had loads of requests from other parents for her to photograph their daughters.
Heather wants to show that girls can love pretty things and be good at sport. They don't have to be one thing or the other.
"These photos are a reminder to question our assumptions and not place unnecessary limits on anyone- an empowering message to girls who don't fit neatly in to a socially constructed box."
"I hope that girls see that there is no box. Whatever their dreams are, they can achieve."
- what is this story about?
- what is a gender stereotype?
- is this message only for girls?
- "Because you can do it all" why did Heather choose this title?
- "Question our assumptions" what does this mean?
- what does empowering mean?
- How are these photos aiming to empower girls? Do they empower boys too?
- Do gender stereotypes still affect us in 2024? Can't we just ignore them? Can you think of an example of a time you have felt affected by a gender stereotype?
- what can we learn from this story?
- what do we say at our school about gender and gender stereotypes?
- why is this about no outsiders?
- Which British Value is this about?
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