GENDER SENSITIVITY WORKSHOP FOR THE FACULTY AND STAFF

OF CANOSSA ACADEMY, LIPA CITY

OBJECTIVES:
1. To clarify words, terms and concepts
2. To increase awareness and reduce the gender bias that informs the actions of individuals

3. To gain an understanding of gender relations, the division of labour between men and women
(who does what work), and who has access and control over resources
4. To draw out the advantages of being gender-sensitive in the family, work place and local
society.
5. To gain knowledge on the Biblical and charismatic foundations of gender sensitivity.
INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITY
HAND CLASPING. Make them clasp their hands together, where the fingers intertwine and ask
them which thumb is above the other, is it the right or the left thumb. Then ask them to
deliberately change the way they clasp and make sure that the other thumb is on top.
[The purpose of this simple exercise is for them to feel uneasy when they were made to change
the way they clasp their hand. This is good at the beginning of a topic which is not easy to accept
or something that they are not accustomed to. So they reflect how it felt like when they switched
thumbs. Then, ask them to switch back to their original hand clasping position.
[Introduce the next topic or activity using this simple exercise..."Sometimes, there are concepts,
method or attitudes that we are not used to. In the beginning it would be unfamiliar and
uncomfortable to us. We can also feel hesitant or resistant in understanding or accepting them.
But today, let us open our minds and hearts so we can learn new things that can change our lives
for the better."]
OPENING PRAYER
[The following activities refer to the accompanying module on gender Sensitivity]
ACTIVITY 1.1:The Biology of Sex ( done in assembly for 10 minutes)
ACTIVITY 1.2 Gender and/or ACTIVITY 1.5 The Gender Game as follows (done
in assembly for 20 30 minutes)

Preparation:
Provide each participant in the training session with two cards: one marked
with an S for sex, and one with a G for gender. It is best to use different
coloured card for sex and gender, for easy identification.
Instruct everyone that they are to hold up the relevant card that fits the
statement, then read out the following statements and ask the participants to
respond to whether the statement reflects sex or gender. Ask participants to
explain their answer and encourage discussion between those who may
disagree.
It is important to note that a clear translation of the terms sex and gender
should be done in the local language to ensure that people are clear on what
the terms mean.
At the end of the exercise, summarise and make a statement about the
differences between sex and gender.

Statements about men and women

1. Women give birth to babies, men do not. Ang mga babae ay
nanganganak ang mga lalaki ay hindi.
2. Little girls are gentle, boys are tough. Ang mga batang babae ay
banayad, ang mga batang lalaki ay matibay.
3. Women can breast feed babies while men can bottle-feed them. Ang
mga babae ay maaring magpasuso ng sanggol samantalang ang
mga lalaki ay maaring magpainom ng gatas sa bote.
4. Most drivers in the Philippines are men. Karamihan ng mga drayber
sa Pilipinas ay lalaki.
5. Men's voices break at puberty, women's do not. Ang boses ng lalaki
ay nag-iiba sa pagbibinata ang sa babae ay hindi nagbabago sa
pagdadalaga.
6. According to UN statistics, women do 67 % of the world's work, yet
their earnings for it only amount to 10 % of world's income. Ayon
sa UN, 67% ng trabaho sa mundo ay ginagawa ng babae ngunit
ang kita nila ay 10% lang ng kinikita sa buong mundo.
7. Women have long hair men have short hair. Ang mga babe ay
mahaba ang buhok at ang mga lalaki ay maiksi ang buhok.

8. Men do not need tenderness and are less sensitive than women.
Hindi kailangan ng lalaki ang lambing at silay manhid kumpara
sa babae.
9. Women should have no experience in relationships when they marry
and men need to be experienced when they get married. Ang
mga babae ay dapat walang karanasan sa pakikirelasyon bago
mag-asawa. Ang mga lalaki naman ay dapat may karanasan sa
pakikipagrelasyon bago mag-asawa.
10. Women have weaker sexual needs than men. Mas mahina o
kakaunti ang pangangailangang sekswal ng babae kaysa lalaki.
11. To have healthy babies women should breast feed. Para
magkaroon ng malulusog na sanggol, ang mga babae ay dapat
nagpapasuso.
12. Women should breast feed therefore they should stay home with
children. Ang mga babae ay dapat nagpapasuso kung kayat
dapat sila manatili sa bahay kasama ng mga anak.
13. It is alright for single men to become fat but not for single women
because they cannot get a
spouse. Okay lang na tumaba ang mga binata ngunit hindi ang
mga dalaga dahil hindi sila makakakuha ng asawa.
14. In the Philippines, there exists since 1990, the Day care Law (RA 6972) and
since 1996,
the Paternity Leave Act. Both of which acknowledge that children is both a parental
and state responsibility. Sa Pilipinas, mula pa nang 1990 ay mayrron ng Day Care
Law at mula 1996 ng Paternity Leave Act. Mga batas na kinikilalang ang mga anak
ay reponsibilidad ng mga magulang at maging ng pamahalaan.

15. It is the mans seed that determines the childs sex at conception. Ang semilya ng
lalaki ang nagtatakda ng kasarian ng sanggol sa sandali ng pagdadalantao.

ACTIVITY 1.3 Gender in contrast to Sex (optional activity for further clarification if necessary;
done in assembly for 15-20 minutes)
ACTIVITY 1.4 Building Gender Awareness, Choosing the Sex of Your Child +
ACTIVITY 1.6 Preparing for a Baby
(divide the assembly into four groups, two each to work on the aforementioned activities for 20
minutes then for reporting/sharing in the assembly)

MINI-LECTURE ON STEREOTYPES
ACTIVITY 2.3 Finding the Balance (females one group and males another; for 15 minutes)
LECTURE ON GENDER GAPS, FOUNDATIONS, SCHOOL ROLES