Gender Awareness

Adopt a socially approved gender role.

In the past, this has been easy due to

well-defined roles for men and
women. People could adopt the
appropriate role for their gender.
Today, gender roles are not carefully
defined, so young people must
carefully determine the roles they
will adopt.
- Robert Havighurst
Role

A part that you

play
Gender Roles

Tasks assigned to
one sex or
gender
Non-Traditional Roles

Those tasks not

usually assigned
to that sex or
gender
Gender Discrimination

To single out and

take exception
because of sex or
gender
Stereotyping

To categorize
people into
specific groups
Sexual Harassment

To torment in a
sexual manner
Statistics

Facts collected on
a subject
Reality

What is a fact;
the way things are
Myth

A fictitious belief
or story
What are roles typically assigned to
one gender?
What has caused
the change in
Gender Roles?
Sexual Harassment
How can you tell?
 It is sexual in nature
 It is unwanted
 It is persistent
 You avoid the person or situation at all costs

The moment someone threatens to hurt you if

you tell, this should be a RED FLAG that what
is happening is wrong!
Gender Awareness