K-12: 50/50 Day Roadmap
A how-to guide for planning and marketing a 50/50 Day event at your school
Social media campaign to unpack the ideas far and wide (FB, Twitter, Instagram, Email)
Social Media
High profile public events �in major cities. Thousands of private events around the globe
Public & Private Events
Engaging and accessible short films
Films
Unity of a 15-hour Global LiveCast Q&A through Facebook Live and Google Hangouts featuring 50 prominent speakers talking about getting to gender equity from all different perspectives.
Global LiveCast
Robust printed �Discussion Kits
Discussion Kits
A global conversation with millions of perspectives around one theme: #GettingTo5050
Global Conversation
Commit to an action, whether you are an individual, group or company.
Action Pledges
Getting Started: Sign Up, Watch, Learn, Enjoy
Decide on Your Event
Sign Up!
Determine how many events you will be hosting (many have their entire school or district participate)
Learn, Enjoy
Watch
Planning Your Event
Recruit Help
Confirm Venue
Find others who can help you organize
Order your discussion kits designed for ages 7 and up. They will be available mid March and make sure to order no later than April 9, 2018. Online resources also available.
Join 50/50 Day Ambassador Group
Order Discussion Kits
Join a community of thought leaders around the world sharing ideas, events, and resources.
Be sure to test the AV equipment and download the full res version of the film
Create Your Event Flow
Check out more on the next slide!
Creating the Event Flow
Sample Agenda (1 hour)
Sarasota Military Academy showed 50/50 to each grade and then spent the day learning about famous female mathematicians, scientists, artists, etc. At the end of the day, they formed a giant 50/50 in the field, videotaping it with a drone, and sharing it with hashtag #Gettingto5050
Other Ideas!
San Francisco Unified School District worked with the Associate Superintendent and Director of Postsecondary Success to host a 50/50 Day at many schools in the district. Some schools held assemblies, others screened the film in their homerooms, many came up with their own initiatives to engage 56,000 students across the district.
You’ll receive free, engaging, hands-on discussion kits that include the Getting to 5050 Poster and a deck of conversation cards.
These kits are designed to be used in any setting for any age range (7-9) (10-14) (15-18) (19-99+).
You can order your materials here starting in mid March. Be sure to do so before April 9th.
Reviewing Your Materials
Marketing Your Event
Involve your school and district
Get Social
Share on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram using hashtag #Gettingto5050. Be sure to designate someone to share on social media during the event using the same hashtag #Gettingto5050
Go Public
Reach out to local media stations
“Reflecting on the impact of 50/50 Day had on our school can be described in three words: Transformative, Empowering, and Solidarity. The day itself not only brought the students, but the staff closer...By simply balancing the equation, even for a single day, male students began referring to female students who started self-advocating as the next Susan B. Anthony or Alice Paul...The day set the groundwork for opening up serious dialogue about the forgotten heroes of yesterday...it has created a here and now mentality for our young female students that want to elicit change in the present and not in the future. We now are building an Equality Club that is designed to motivate and engage young females to be more involved in the school and the community. When on the first day of school we have both females and males ask, “When is 50/50 Day this year” the impact is evident.”
Todd Brown
Teacher at Sarasota Military Academy