Gender module

Topic taught
• Definition
• Role of gender in society
• Impact of gender
• Where do we learn gender?
• Normative of gender
• Effect of gender on female
• How to avoid gender bias
• Status of women in different countries
Module description
Miss. Shahina
Here we discussed about the differentiation between words like, gender, sex, equity, equality etc,. A small questionnaire helped us for clarification. We learnt how gender enters in routine life of everybody. Practice of the usage of gender has become so normal that a conscious and sincere effort is required to avoid it.
Module gives us an idea that how gender had became a burning issue, though it was made by human, only for the identification of role of different sex in the society.
*Gender refers to the array of socially constructed roles and relationships, personality traits, attitudes, behaviors, values, relative power and influence that society ascribes to the sexes on a differential biases. Whereas sex refers to the biological characteristics which define human as male or female.
Gender impact on,
• Our actions
• Behavior
• Thoughts
• Dreams/Ambitions
Many times gender determines our oppression level, choices, access, control and resources. Many normative like chairman, mankind, and”men at work” show how these words are used from years in the favor of one sex. The subconscious feed of this can be overcome by seeing everything by waring the gender lens like,
• To see what is otherwise not visible
• To not to fix the gender binary
• To determine the discrimination
• To acknowledge oppression
• To be able to take action against it.
Key points
Here we can see how the power given to one gender leading to the oppression of the other. Examples like, rape of dalit women, female infanticide, deaths due to dowry, domestic violence, sexual harassment in working area, honor killing etc,. We can see such issues more in Muslim countries. Domestic violence is seen in the developed countries like US and Sweden.
Learning
I. After understanding the global scenario of female in society, made me to think more about how I can contribute to solve this problem.
II. I wish to encourage female employees to my organization.
III. Wish to give some special facilities for female employees.
IV. Wish to raise my voice whenever I see the oppression.