What challenges do women still face today? Talk to kids about the stereotypes they encounter at school, on television, or while shopping. When you both see or hear something degrading, ask kids to interpret it. Do they find it harmful? Explain the importance of listening to and appreciating both genders as matter of basic decency.
Ask kids to think about what might be challenging about being a person of another gender, or a person who is transgender. Work on developing empathy. Tips for Boys, Specifically Intervene immediately when you hear boys making demeaning comments about girls. Explain why some common words and phrases used to describe girls are offensive. Help boys understand that it is their responsibility to stand up for girls and counteract stereotypes, and brainstorm strategies for them to use when they hear a friend make a degrading comment.
Encourage boys to talk about their feelings and worries, and praise them for expressing empathy and care. Tips for Girls, Specifically Make it clear to girls that they can and should be leaders — in the classroom, in clubs and sports, and in their careers. Offer opportunities for them to practice public speaking, give and receive feedback, make decisions for themselves, and collaborate with diverse groups.
Talk to girls about what worries or scares them about being a leader, and discuss strategies for dealing with disapproval or criticism. Familiarize girls with female leaders in politics, business, and STEM fields.
Remind them that they deserve respect from those around them. Widen Layout:. Additional Resources. Strategies for educators on reducing and preventing gender bias. Advice for parents on reducing and preventing misogyny and sexual harassment. It is considered a social construction. For example, when a male opens a door for a female , it considered being a polite "gentleman.
It marks a gender difference because the gesture was either a sign of respect or assumption that women are the weaker sex and need help from men.
After a while, these gender differences become ordinary and a part of what we do. Doing gender is also taught through the context of social structures and institutions. Within families, schools, and workplaces, people use their power to enforce gender roles. Conformity is encouraged and reinforced by criticizing and punishing those men and women who challenge traditional gender roles. If we behave outside the boundaries of normative gender scripts, we risk being judged harshly by others.
This means not only "don't be a baby" but to learn how to "competently" be a boy or girl. The authors write: "And note, to "do" gender is not always to live up to normative conceptions of femininity or masculinity; it is to engage in behavior at the risk of gender assessment " p. Sociologist Tristan Bridges gives an excellent example of how we do gender with wallets and purses. Doing gender can result in social stratification: if, in doing gender, men are being dominant and women are being submissive, this results in power differences and hierarchy!
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