Curated Video
Converting Units of Weight in Real World Problems
This video teaches students how to solve real-world problems involving weights by converting larger units to smaller units. It explains common conversions in the customary weight system, such as ounces to pounds and pounds to tons.
TED Talks
Dawn Landes: A song for my hero, the woman who rowed into a hurricane
Singer-songwriter Dawn Landes tells the story of Tori Murden McClure, who dreamed of rowing across the Atlantic in a small boat -- but whose dream was almost capsized by waves the size of a seven-story building. Through video, story and...
Curated Video
DC Series circuits explained - The basics working principle
Series circuits DC Direct current. In this video we learn how DC series circuits work, looking at voltage, current, resistance, power consumption as well as how to use a multimeter. There's also a problem at the end of the video for you...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Feminist Economics with Jayati Ghosh [TRAILER]
The economy is not gender neutral, but actually relies on gender imbalances to function and grow. In this five-part lecture series, this renowned scholar guides us through the field of feminist economics. Feminist economics shows how our...
Curated Video
DAY IN A LIFE: Chinese engineer defies gender stereotypes
Thomson Reuters Foundation. Jia Ni is one of the few female students studying electrical engineering at a university in Scotland, where she is defying gender stereotypes both at school and in her native China. "The situation is getting...
Curated Video
DAY IN A LIFE: Chinese engineer defies gender stereotypes
Jia Ni is one of the few female students studying electrical engineering at a university in Scotland, where she is defying gender stereotypes both at school and in her native China. "The situation is getting better for women, but we...
TED Talks
TED: The data behind Hollywood's sexism | Stacy Smith
Where are all the women and girls in film? Social scientist Stacy Smith analyzes how the media underrepresents and portrays women -- and the potentially destructive effects those portrayals have on viewers. She shares hard data behind...
Learn German with Herr Antrim
German Command Form (Imperative) - Deutsch lernen
This is an overview of how to make the command form in German. I teach how to form commands with du, ihr, Sie, and wir in German. I also talk about some odd things that happen with the grammar with them. I give examples and some practice...
Curated Video
Why boys don't do housework in Mumbai
This 2 minute film is a preview of a short documentary the Thomson Reuters Foundation is making about the Gender Equality Movement in Schools (GEMS). Filmed by our reporter Nita Bhalla in Mumbai, it was shown at the International Center...
Weird History
Bizaare Facts About Druids
The Druids were either an intellectual class or priestly class of Celts living in Gaul (a region that encompassed the majority of Western Europe and the British isles) around 1200-600 BCE and beyond. While modern neo-Druids have a...
National Geographic
Third Gender: An Entrancing Look at Mexico's Muxes | Short Film Showcase
In Mexico’s southern state of Oaxaca, indigenous communities accept a third category of gender besides just male and female. Known as “muxes,” these people combine elements of both genders and fill a unique role within the community....
National Geographic
Russian Dating School | Explorer
Tim Samuels goes inside Russian dating schools to see how gender roles play out in present-day Russia. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ➡ Watch all clips of Explorer here: http://bit.ly/WatchExplorer ➡ Get More Explorer:...
Curated Video
Gender in 19th Century Britain
Kathryn Hughes explores the role of women in middle class Victorian society. Highlighting the conflicted and restrained behaviour expected of women between being learned but not too intelligent, beautiful but not sexual, Kathryn reveals...
Tate
Laurie Simmons – 'I've Been a Number of Different Artists' | TateShots
In her photography work artist Laurie Simmons explores the role of women in society by placing miniature and doll-like figures in confined domestic settings. Her sharp yet lifeless characters questioned women’s restricted occupation of...
Curated Video
Beyond the classroom - with Harry Kroto and Dudley Herschbach
The majority of Nobel prizewinners are men, including the two in this film: Harry Kroto and Dudley Herschbach. This gender imbalance worries the young researchers who join them at a German school to debate the state of science education...
PBS
Hemingway and Gender Identity
After watching a short video clip from the documentary Hemingway by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, learners read an article by Ursula Le Guin about gender roles and sexuality. Scholars then consider how an author's concept of gender roles is...