Gender Awareness

Adopt a socially approved gender role. In the past, this has been easy due to well-defined roles for men and women. People could adopt the appropriate role for their gender. Today, gender roles are not carefully defined, so young people must carefully determine the roles they will adopt. - Robert Havighurst

Role A part that you play

Tasks assigned to one sex or gender Gender Roles Tasks assigned to one sex or gender

Non-Traditional Roles Those tasks not usually assigned to that sex or gender

Gender Discrimination To single out and take exception because of sex or gender

To categorize people into specific groups Stereotyping To categorize people into specific groups

To torment in a sexual manner Sexual Harassment To torment in a sexual manner

Facts collected on a subject Statistics Facts collected on a subject

Reality What is a fact; the way things are

A fictitious belief or story Myth A fictitious belief or story

What are roles typically assigned to one gender?

What has caused the change in Gender Roles?

Sexual Harassment How can you tell? It is sexual in nature It is unwanted It is persistent You avoid the person or situation at all costs The moment someone threatens to hurt you if you tell, this should be a RED FLAG that what is happening is wrong!

Gender Awareness