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Gender, on the other hand, involves how a person identifies.

Unlike natal
sex, gender is not made up of binary forms. Instead, gender is a broad
spectrum. A person may identify at any point within this spectrum or
outside of it entirely.
Gender - refers to the socially constructed roles, behaviors, expressions
and identities of girls, women, boys, men, and gender diverse people. It
influences how people perceive themselves and each other, how they act
and interact, and the distribution of power and resources in society. 
“Sex” refers to the physical differences between people who are male,
female, or intersex. A person typically has their sex assigned at birth
based on physiological characteristics, including their genitalia and
chromosome composition. This assigned sex is called a person’s
“natal sex.”
Sex refers to a set of biological attributes in humans and animals, Sex is
usually categorized as female or male but there is variation in the biological
attributes that comprise sex and how those attributes are expressed.

Gender identity - is not confined to a binary (girl/woman, boy/man) nor is it


static; it exists along a continuum and can change over time.

Differentiate sex from gender:


Sex is usually categorized as female or male it is assigned typically at birth
based on anatomical and physiological markers, while People may identify
with genders that are different from their natal sex.

Gender Stereotypes - Gender stereotypes create widely accepted biases


about certain characteristics or traits and perpetuate the notion that each
gender and associated behaviors are binary.
Example of Gender Stereotyping
Early Years

Girls should play with dolls and boys should play with trucks
 
Boys should be directed to like  blue and green;  girls toward  red
and pink
 
Boys should not  wear  dresses or other clothes typically
associated with "girl's clothes"
During Youth

Girls are better at reading and boys are better at math


 
Girls should be well behaved; boys are expected  to act out
       
Girls and are not as interested as boys in STEM subjects;
 
Boys should engage in sports and refrain  from more creative
pursuits;  
 
Boys and men are expected to use  violence and aggression to
prove their manliness;
 
A boy that doesnt use violence or aggression  is an
understandable target for bullying;
 
Girls should be thin and beautiful to make them  appealing to
men;
 
As Adults

Victims of intimate partner violence are weak because they stay


in the relationship
 
There is something wrong  with a woman  who doesn’t want
children 
 
Assertive women are unfeminine and  are "bossy," "bitches” or
“whores”
 
Women are natural nurturers; men are natural leaders
 
Women don’t need equal pay because  they are supported by their
husbands
 
Women who appear less feminine or reject advances from men
are lesbians
 
Women with children are  less devoted to their jobs
 
Men who  spend time with family  are less  masculine and
poor breadwinners
 
In heterosexual couples, women  should take  time off to care for
children or  elders
 
Men who are not  aggressive and/or assertive are unmanly and
likely gay
 
Same-sex couples cannot  make good parents
 
A transgender or  gender non-confirming person  is profoundly
wrong
 
Women are too emotional to undertake certain kinds of work,
especially while pregnant
 
Men are too impersonal and not emotionally apt  to take
on tasks "better done by women"
 

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