GENDER

AND
DEVELOPME
NT:

Gender
Sensitivity
What do I
need to
learn?
At the end of this Seminar, the
learner should be able to:

 Differentiate Gender and Sex;

 Identify the terms associated with
gender sensitivity;
 Distinguish the roles that teachers
should play to address gender
sensitivity issues;
Find ways and means to promote
gender awareness among parents and
teachers;

Participate actively in the classroom

discussion about gender issues;
Perform “Gold-Fish-Bowl “ debate.
 Are Men
Different From
Women?
SEX GENDER
• Categorized • Masculinity
as male or and feminity
female • Learned
• Fixed at birth through
• Does not socialization
change across • Varies over
time and time and
space space
• Equally • Unequally
valued valued
TERMS USED RELATED TO
GENDER SENSITIVITY

GENDER was first used as a

phrase, “ the social relations to
gender,” which later on evolved
to GENDER.
The SOCIAL RELATIONS TO
GENDER seek to explain sharing,
decision making, division of labor,
and return to labor within the
household and in society, among
others.
It focuses on the attributes acquired in
the process of socialization:
our self and group definitions, our sense of
appropriate roles, values and behaviors,
and above all, expected and acceptable
interactions in relationships between
women and men.
“Gender Sensitivity”
 means gender awareness which is
more analytical and critical since it
clarifies issues about gender
disparities and gender shapes the
roles of women and men society,
including their role in development,
and how it affects relations between
them.
 HOW TO PROMOTE
GENDER AWARENESS IN
PARENTS AND TEACHERS
1. CURRICULUM/TEXT-
It is important that all text, reading
material and books be free of notion of
gender inequality as bias is embedded in
textbooks, lessons and teachers
interactions with students. Gender roles,
expectations reflected by written text and
pictures should be gender-sensitive to
promote the concept of gender equality.
2. Educational System-
Educational system needs to be gender-
sensitive and gender friendly for girls and
boys. Moreover the leadership also needs
to be granted using a gender lens.

3. Guidelines by Gender Experts-

There’s a need for the development of
criteria of meeting gender sensitive
guidelines.
4. ROLE OF GOVERNMENTAL AND NON-
GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS-
Governmental and non-governmental
organizations can play a pivotal role in
promoting gender equality.

5. Use of Sensitive Vocabulary-

Gender Neutral language needs to be
promoted at all levels and throughout the
institutions for students, staff, and faculty
management levels.
6. Educational Policies-
All policies, programs, and interventions
need to be gender-sensitive.

7. Teacher Training Programs-

Gender sensitivity training needs to be
mandatory for all teacher training
programs, certificate and academic
courses. Male teachers most especially
must be exposed to gender sensitivity
trainings.
8. Extra fringe benefits-
Benefits must be offered in rural
areas to promote girl education e.g.
scholarships, food packs etc.

9. School-Parents Partnership-
both needs to be strengthened to
identify and address gender issues in
homes and in educational institutions.
10. GENDER TRAININGS/ SENSITIZATION
SESSIONS
Gender trainings must be provided for
parents, teachers, staff, administrators, and
local officials.

11. Monitoring-
Gender sensitivity progress must be
constantly reviewed by gender experts and
steps should be taken to sustain the same.
12. Gender Sensitivity Counseling-
Gender sensitivity counseling must be
made available for students staff, teachers,
and parents.
13. ALLOCATION OF BUDGET-
Educational authorities and schools
must be provided with a suitable budget to
promote and sustain the gender sensitive
agenda.
14. Commitment from Senior
Leadership/Government- Gender fair practices
are effective when top leadership supports
gender equity and equality measures and also
effectively communicates the organizations
commitment to gender equality.

15. Gender Sensitive Organizational

Culture Organizational change needs to be
institutionalized by promoting gender balanced
staff, gender sensitive governance structure;
equal valuing of women and men’s working
style etc.
16. Gender Audit-
Gender audit institutions should be
carried out by gender experts to review
curriculum, policies, programs,
interventions, etc.

17. Creation of a Gender

Responsive School
A gender responsive one where the
academic, social and physical
environment and its surrounding
community.
18. Institutionalization of Special
Committees/ Groups in Academic Settings-

In order to promote gender-friendly and safe

environment for children it is important to
institutionalize special committees such as:

a. Committee for preparing and implementing

Code of Ethics at workplace,
b. Gender interest committee
c. Sexual harassment committee
d. Child Abuse committee
19. GENDER MAINSTREAMING-
In order to address gender concerns
holistically it is essential to mainstream
gender in all institutions of society.

20. Role of Media-

Media constantly reinforces the
traditional stereotypes of women and
men and thus needs to address and
promote gender equality by using a
gender less sensitively.
 GENDER MAINSTREAMING
Train Teachers in Train for Gender sensitivity
Gender Education

Key Officials should undergo

Conduct Gender Gender sensitivity Training
Analysis Sessions.

ol-parent Develop set criteria to rid

Strengthen scho
ender issue textbooks of gender bias and
partnership on g sex stereotyping

Review policies for

possible discriminatory
clauses
1.Train teachers in gender
equality education to have it
actualized more effectively at
school sites.
2. Gender Analysis should be
conducted through the
curriculum materials, teachers
and learning processes, school
structures and culture.
3. School-parent partnership on
gender issues should be strengthened
by making the parents, teachers,
administrators and local officials
aware of their legal obligations and
children’s rights.
4. Gender Sensitivity training needs to be
mandatory for all teacher training
programs, certificate and academic
courses. All teachers should be gender
sensitized and must be exposed to gender
sensitivity trainings.
5 . The key officials of both the DepEd
and the CHED from the top children
down to the lowest level of school
managers should undergo a series of
gender sensitivity training sessions on
the form of special training program on
gender sensitivity, zonal on gender and
development training program, and
trainers’ training on gender sensitivity
among others.
6. The Authors, publishers, Board on
Textbooks and other concerned
agencies stereotyping and continue to
review existing textbooks and teacher
manuals in the elementary and
secondary levels for sex biases and
stereotyping.
7. Concerned school officials should
review policies for possible discrimination
clauses on student admission
requirements, recruitment and selection,
promotions, access to training and
scholarships and other human resource
development activities to ensure a
gender- fair school community.
 UNDERSTAND
GENDER ROLES ATTEND
AND GENDER
TREAT EVERY EXPECTATIONS TRAININGS
BOY AND GIRL
EQUALLY COOPERATE W/
GOVERNMENT
AND NON-
GOVERNMENT

ROLES TEACHERS
ORGANIZATION

INITIATE
INFORMATION
DISSEMINATION SHOULD PLAY TO
CAMPAIGN
GENDER FAIR ADDRESS GENDER STRIVE TO
EDUCATION WORK HAND IN
SENSITIVITY HAND WITH
SCHOOL
ADMINISTRATOR
FIND
APPROPRIATE PROMOTE
TIME TO RAISE GENDER
CONDUCT RESPONSIVE
GENDER ISSUES
RESEARCHES SCHOOL
1. Teachers should understand
gender roles and expectations to
help them analyze their own
differential behaviors towards
boys and girls.
2. Teachers should attend gender
trainings so that they can facilitate
the change to be brought about in the
curriculum materials such as syllabus,
modules instructional aides and
others.
3. Teachers should cooperate with
government and non- government
organizations to meet the
challenges and promoting gender
equality.
4. Teachers should strive to work
hand in hand with social
administrators so that gender
sensitive organizational culture
will be institutionalized by
promoting gender balanced staff
gender sensitive governance
structure, equal valuing of
women and men’s working
styles, etc.
5. Teachers should be active and
decisive in promoting a gender
responsive school where the
academic social and physical
environment and its surrounding
community take into account the
specific needs of both boys and girls
6. Teachers should conduct
researches on gender sensitivity
issues to properly address
inequalities and discrimination
between men and women.
7. Teachers should find
appropriate time during
assemblies, conferences,
meetings and the like to raise
gender issues and concerns.
8. Teachers should initiate information
dissemination campaign in gender-fair
education and include in school papers
articles which discuss about gender
sensitivity issues to raise the level of
awareness or consciousness and generate
greater support in addressing gender-
specific issues.
LASTLY!
9. Above all, teachers should treat
every boy and girl equally in all
aspects and be strong proponent of
democracy which caters to equality.
ACTIVITY: GOLD-FISH-BOWL : Are
Men Different from Women?
Instructions:
1. Divide the class into two groups.
2. First group has to hold the views in “YES”
and the other group “NO”.
3. You have 5 minutes to prepare your
arguments.
4. Choose 3 representative in your group to
stand on your team.
5. Each debaters in your group, has only 1
minute to express the ideas.