Ask yourselves these questions as individuals first, then discuss your answers as a team.
* Did your own family have clear or rigid gender expectations for children? Did these change over time and with the arrival of more children in the family?
* Did your local community, culture, religion and nationality affect your family's attitudes to gender and your educational choices?
* Did you ever not conform to gender expectation? Can you remember feeling a sense of pride or acceptance in becoming 'part of the club' for your gender group?
* Were you ever aware of any gender discrimination? Did attitudes to gender ever act in your favour?
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