1. Gender, Ethnicity, Race, and Immigration

2. In what ways do men and women differ?
Create a short list
Organize your list into biological differences and societal differences

3. Sex and Gender
Create a list of adjectives traditionally associated with masculinity and femininity in the
Workplace
Home
Sports
Activities
What is the difference between
Masculine and Male
Feminine and Female
Is it appropriate for men to have feminine characteristics and women to have masculine characteristics?
Gender – Behavioral and psychological traits considered appropriate for men and women
Sex – Biological identity of a person

4. Gender Differences Biological Differences Debated differences
Height / weight
Relative physical strength
Lifespan – Women live slightly longer
Lung volume – Higher in men
Circulating blood – Higher in men
White blood cells – Higher in women
Debated differences
Aggression level
Risk taking
Possibly higher levels in men are the cause of prenatal hormones
Almost all other differences are societal

5. Gender Identity
Gender Identity – One’s sense of oneself as a particular gender
Reinforced almost at birth
Sex specific toys, clothes, and color styles

6. Nursery Rhyme
What are little boys made of? What are little boys made of? Frogs and snails, and puppy-dog tails What are little girls made of? What are little girls made of? Sugar and spice, and all that is nice

7. BBC Video

8. Gender Role
Defined partly by genetic makeup but mostly by society and culture
How a person with a specific gender identity is expected to behave
Is it appropriate for men to wear a dress?
What are some gender roles that have changed over time?
Gender Stereotypes – Oversimplified or prejudiced opinions and views on how genders should behave

9. Gender Stereotypes Boys have been expected to be
Good at Math, science, engineering
Aggressive, strong, stoic
Girls have been expected to be
Good at reading, social sciences, and creative arts
Passive, weak, fragile
Physically attractive
These expectations are reinforced by all aspects of society
Family
School
Work
Media

10. Billabong Advertisement
How does this ad reflect gender roles?
Is this inappropriate?

11. First beer for women

12. Seat Mii by Cosmopolitan
Includes handbag hook
“fun to drive and easy to park”
“eyeliner” headlights

13. How do each of the ads reflect gender roles?
Do these types of ads cause and contribute to long term gender roles and expectations?
Are they damaging to men and women?
How did the volunteers in the video handle the “boy” and “girl” children?
At what age does society begin gendering children?
Were the volunteers intentionally playing into stereotypes?

14. Gender Inequality in the US
150 years ago women had very few rights
Could not vote
Sign contracts
Sit on juries
Women’s Suffrage
The women’s suffrage movement began in 1848
Women used civil disobedience to promote suffrage rights
Women gained the right to vote in 1920 with the passage of the 19th amendment

15. What regional trends do you notice regarding suffrage rights
What regional trends do you notice regarding suffrage rights? Why do you think this is the case?

16. Feminism and Equality What is your personal definition of feminism?
The theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes

17. Educational Inequality

18. Gender Inequality

19. Income Inequality

21. Why do women make less than men in America all other factors being equal?
What impacts how much women make in other countries?