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Gender and Development

The document discusses gender and development. It explains that gender and development refers to a participatory and empowering development process that seeks gender equality and views women as active agents of development. It outlines several issues in gender like patriarchy, gender ideology, and gender inequality. It differentiates between sex, which is biological and fixed, and gender, which is socially and culturally determined and can vary over time and space. Finally, it discusses gender socialization and how areas like family, school, media socialize individuals regarding gender norms and expectations.

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Gender and Development

The document discusses gender and development. It explains that gender and development refers to a participatory and empowering development process that seeks gender equality and views women as active agents of development. It outlines several issues in gender like patriarchy, gender ideology, and gender inequality. It differentiates between sex, which is biological and fixed, and gender, which is socially and culturally determined and can vary over time and space. Finally, it discusses gender socialization and how areas like family, school, media socialize individuals regarding gender norms and expectations.

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Gender and

Development
Intended Learning Outcomes

01 02 03 04 05 06
Explain the Explain the Differentiate the Discuss the Understand the
gender and issues in gender SEX and gender school as a
development GENDER socialization socialization
agent
Gender and Development (GAD) – refers to
the development perspective and process that
is participatory and empowering, equitable,
sustainable, free from violence, respectful of
What is human rights, supportive of self-
determination and actualization of human
gender and potentials. It seeks to achieve gender equality
development as a fundamental value that should be
reflected in development choices and
contends that women are active agents of
development, not just passive recipients of
development
PATRIARCHY

ISSUES IN GENDER IDEOLOGY​

GENDER GENDER INEQUALITY​

TRADITIONAL GENDER STEREOTYPE


SEX AND GENDER: HOW DO THEY DIFFER?

SEX GENDER
 Categorized as male or Masculinity and femininity
female Socially, culturally and
 Biological historically determined
 Fixed at birth Learned through
socialization
 Does not changeacross Varies over time andspace
time and space
Unequally valued
 Equally valued (masculinity as the norm)
“Sex is a biological
characteristics; gender
is a social characteristics.

-Cushner, 2012
Gender identity includes knowledge of a
large set of rules and expectations for what
boys and girls should wear, how they
should speak and act, and their ‘place’ in
the overall structure of the society.

-Cushner, 2012
Race
GENDER Ethnicity
ROLE can social class
be affected
by: religion and

geographical region
Socialization – is the process by
which social norms, roles and
expectations are learned and
What is internalized.
Gender
Gender Socialization – is the
Socialization? process by which norms and
expectations in relation to gender
are learned by women and men.
1.Family

Areas of 2.Church
Socialization 3.Mass Media
4.School
Gender Equality in the Classroom-

Language

Gender- Instructional Materials

Fair Dep-Ed Core Messages on Gender Fair Education (part of GAD


program)

Education Shared parenting

Shared home management

Shared decision-making
THE GENDER-
SENSITIVE TEACHER

Cares to give fair recognition of both genders

Opposes language use that restricts genders

Makes proper addresses a must

Brings forth messages with sensitivity

Avoids exclusionary expressions; and

Treats all individuals with tact and sense


As teachers, we play a major
role in creating school
environments that are free of
gender bias and in
Let us encouraging both male and
remember…. female to reach their highest
potentials in work and
abilities.
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!

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