Module 5. Women's leadership in the community

Society and family will always dictate certain professions to men and others to women. They say men understand the lifestyle of working in a profession while women toil at menial jobs. Men don't even consider the face that both genders can make a choice as to which type of work they choose. They don't think that there are work ethics involved in every job. For instance, salma lives in a village with her husband and their three children, two boys and a girl. All three were attending the village school, but the husband did not want their daughter to study further. So their daughter dropped out of school. Salma was very upset and tried convincing the husband to send the child back to school but would not hear of this. He believes that educating a girl child is waste of time and money. Besides, it might spoil her.

Salma was very disappointed. She wanted her daughter to be educated. Salma was attending workshops and listening to talks on gender based violence and the importance of educating a girl child in the village, so she took up herself to talk to the other women in the community, not living out the school teachers in their discussions. The women group themselves and went to each house hold and convince the men that girl must go to school. Then the men had to agree and started sending their girls to school. Now since they understand those values and start that work, its importance to comprehend the concept of money management. 

STAR Problem Solving Model:

STOP AND RECOGNIZE.

1: Do I  have a problems. 

What is the problem.

What feelings am I keeping to myself.

How is my body affected.

What feelings am I showing.

2: THINK AND COMMUNICATE

What do I want to happen

who are the people involved in the situation.

What do they want to happen.

What are the facts of the situation.

What are my perception and values about the situation.

Have I observed, gathered and remembered all the facts.

Have I clearly expresses my feelings and thoughts.

Have others clearly expresses their feelings and thoughts.

What are some different solutions and their consequences.

Are the consequences safe for and respectful to others.

Have I consulted others affected about the range of solutions.

What is the best solution.

3: ACT.

Choose the best solution.

Take action.

Choose to go back and " stop and recognize" again if there is no best solution.

4: REFLECT AND REVIEW.

1: Observe the consequences.

I there is no satisfaction consequences, go back and " stop and recognize". 

If all these is successful then a very big and mighty shout to the world pulse family for impacting and supporting us most especially me through this journey.