Gender

the state of being male or female

(typically used with reference to
social and cultural differences
rather than biological ones).

INEQUALITY
difference in size, degree,
circumstances, etc.; lack of
equality
GENDER INEQUALITY
the idea and situation that women and
men are not equal.
How were women seen?
Males property
Rape in marriage (dismissed)
Womans place- in the kitchen,
mostly in the house
Working women- irresponsible or
embarrassment
And now, Women are the one to
decide if and when to have
children and raise children on their
own or with partner
Assumptions about Gender
Masculine Feminine
active passive
presence absence
independent dependent
organized scattered
rational emotional
logical illogical
intellectual imaginative
Gender as a Social Problem
Gender relations are unequal
relations with respect to:
power, privilege, and property.
Gender as a Social Problem
It is also a problem when
inequities continue to persist in a
society that espouses gender
equality
 Double Standard
Men have to renegotiate their
relationship with women on the
basis of equality.
Men are not permitted to show
emotions; they will be precluded
from female- dominated
professions.
Eco-feminism
Women are also
consider as nature
because women is the
not that important
same as nature. Men
is same with money
which is for us that is
very important
 Employment Status
Gendered division of labour
restricts women from higher paid
male jobs. As a result women
have a lower status and lower
paid jobs
 Income Earnings
Overall the most common
occupations held by women are
lower paying
Men are more likely to ask for a
raise while women tend to not ask
for what they deserve
 Education
Women are outperforming men in
math, writing and reading in
Ontario primary schools
 Political Status
Very few women become a
member of politics. Mostly, men
become a leader of a country
and etc.
 Domestic Violence
90% of domestic violence victims
are women
https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=xdDAdV0vBgA
Martina Angela Pascual
11- St. Albert