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Use a search engine to find some images of construction sites. Who typically works on building sites where you live? What kind of person usually comes to mind when you think about construction workers in your country?

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What gender stereotypes exist in your regional context about people who work on building sites?

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This photograph was taken by Sayem, a trainer in the GlobalGRACE Bangladesh research team. It features two women working in a stone quarry. While one was collecting stones from under the water, the other was passing the canal.
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What ideas about gender are these stereotypes based on?

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What do you think it would be like for women in Bangladesh to work on construction sites? 

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What do these thoughts tell you about the relationships between work and gender from a cross-cultural perspective (you can think about ‘culture’ not only with regard to region but also economic differences)?

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What could make a positive difference to the well-being of these workers?