GENDER

STEREOTYPES
INTRODUCTION: This lesson will encourage students to think about the characteristics they
consider as feminine or masculine.
The concept of stereotype will also be discussed further and students have to assess if
gender stereotypes are fair or unfair. They will also discuss how it feels to not conform to
gender norms.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
• 1. Explain the nature of gender stereotypes and its basic concepts
• 2. Articulate a stand on existing gender stereotypes
• 3. Explain the highlights of the SOGIE bill
• 4. Discuss the gender classifications under the umbrella term LGBT
TOPICS:
1. Gender Stereotypes
2. SOGIE
3. LGBTQIA
CHECKING WHAT I ALREADY KNOW
• Read each sentence very carefully. Write “yes” if you agree with the statement and write
“no” if you disagree. There is no right or wrong answer.
• 1. Men are physically stronger than women.
• 2. Women are more intelligent than men.
• 3. A man becomes less masculine if he’s not able to provide financially for his family
• 4. Men are better drivers
• 5. Women are better at multi-tasking.
• 6. Women who wear sexy or reveling outfits are at fault for being cat-called.
• 7. It is not proper for a girl to say “I love you” first to a boy.
• 8. Men are better leaders and administrators than women
Gender Stereotypes
• develops when different institutions reinforce a biased perception of
a certain gender’s role. These include the family, church, school, state
and the media. Beliefs can be limiting if seen as prescriptive of a
gender’s role rather than descriptive of the many possible roles one
can have.
• is a generalized view or preconception about attributes or
characteristics, or the roles that are or ought to be possessed by, or
performed by, women and men.
 Gender • Boys should be firm and brave; on the
stereotype 1: other hand, girls need to be kind and
beautiful.
 Gender Men should pay at a restaurant for
stereotype 2: meals.
 Gender Men show interest in several women and
stereotype 4: women should be okay with it.
 Gender Women cannot manage well like men.
stereotype 5:
 Gender Men do not cry.
stereotype 4:
Emma Watson

“the idea that men do not cry

wrong. It is terrible that they cannot
show their hard time, emotions, and
what they feel they can not express.
If you show your feelings, it does
not mean that you are weak. Men
also have the heart in the chest;
they also have emotions which need
to express.”
Four Types of Gender Stereotypes

• 1. Sex Stereotypes - generalized view of traits that should be possessed by men

and women, specifically physical and emotional roles.
• 2. Sexual Stereotypes - assumptions regarding a person’s sexuality that reinforce
dominant views.
• Example, All men are sexually dominant, and heteronormativity
• 3. Sex-role stereotypes – encompass the roles that men and women are assigned
to based on their sex and what behaviors they must possess to fulfill these roles.
• 4. Compound Stereotypes – assumptions about a specific group belonging to a
gender.
• Examples of groups subject to compounded stereotypes are young women, old men,
single men or women, etc.
SOGIE
• stands for Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression
Sexuality – expression of a person’s thoughts, feelings, sexual
orientation and relationships The different terms standing for SOGIE
are further defined below:
• Sexual Orientation – covers the three dimensions of sexuality
• a. Sexual attractions, sexual behavior, and sexual fantasies
• b. Emotional preference, social preference, self-identification
• c. Heterosexual or homosexual lifestyle - Involves the person to
whom one is attracted to and how one identifies him or herself in
relation to this attraction which includes both romantic and sexual
feelings
• Gender Identity - Determines
how one sees himself or herself
in relation to gender and
sexuality. A person could identify
oneself as masculine or
feminine,
• Gender Expression - determines
how one expressed his or her
sexuality through the action or
manner of presenting oneself.
Gretchen Diez
 Violations under the
SOGIE Bill
• 1. Promotion of Stigma
• 2. Denial of access to public service, with
special mention of military service.
• 3. Differential treatment of an employee, a
job applicant, or any one engaged by virtue
of a contract of service
• 4. Denial of admission to, expulsion from, or
discipline of a student by an educational
institution
• 5. Denial of access to establishments,
facilities, utilities, or services
 Violations under the
SOGIE Bill
• 6. Refusal or revocation of accreditation, formal
recognition, or registration of any organization, political
party, or institution
• 7. Denial of access to medical and health services
• 8. Denial of application or revocation of professional
license
• 9. Forced medical or psychological examination to
determine and/or alter a person’s SOGIE without his or
her consent (This bill requires the approval of the
appropriate Family Court for minors)
• 10. Harassment by the police or military
• Any person or organization
found guilty of these
violations may be fined Php
100, 000 – Php 500, 000
and may also be
imprisoned for a minumum
of 1 year and a maximum
of 12 years.
• The bill also has provisions
for government employees
who refuse to investigate,
prosecute, or act on
complaints.
LGBTQIA++

• LGBTQIA stands for Lesbian, Gay, Transgender,

Queer/questioning, Intersex, Asexual and describes
distinct groups outside of Heteronormativity
• Heteronormativity is defined as the notion that being
heterosexual is the standard for correctness.
• Heterosexual or straight, refers to people who have
sexual and romantic feelings mostly for the opposite
gender
• Homosexual describes people who have sexual and
romantic feelings for the same gender.
• Cisgender is someone whose gender identity
corresponds with his or her biological sex.
These labels were created to recognize the identity of those who are considered
outside the norm of society.

These terms were popularized to show those who fell outside the norm that they are not alone,
and that there are others who are facing the same struggle. These terms are temporary as the
terminologies for sex and sexuality can change depending on the direction of the LGBT movement
LESBIAN
pertains to women
who are sexually
and romantically
attracted to other
women
Gay
refers to men who
are attracted to
other men. It could
also be another
term for
homosexuality
BISEXUAL
denotes people
who are attracted
to both genders.
Transgender
refers to someone
whose assigned sex
at birth does not
represent his or her
gender identity
Transexual
 one whose bodily
characteristics have
been altered through
surgery or hormone
treatment to bring
them into alignment
with their gender
identity:
QUEER
characterized by sexual or
romantic attraction that is
not limited to people of a
particular gender
identity or sexual
orientation
 QUESTIONING

The processes of
exploring and
discovering one’s
sexual orientation,
gender identity and/or
gender expression
 INTERSEX

An individual whose
sexual anatomy or
chromosomes do not fit
with the traditional
markers of “female”
and “male”
 ALLY
An individual within the LGBTQ+
community who supports LGBTQ
people and equality in its many
forms — both publicly and
privately.
 ASEXUAL
a person who has
no sexual feelings
or desires, or who
is not sexually
attracted to anyone.
 Pansexuality

 is sexual, romantic, or emotional
attraction towards people regardless
of their sex or gender
identity. Pansexual people may refer
to themselves as gender-blind,
asserting that gender and sex are not
determining factors in their romantic
or sexual attraction to others
Why equate Gender issues
with Women’s Issues?

• Gender issues are equated with women’s

issues because of sexism and gender
stereotypes.
• Sexism is defined as the prejudice against
a certain sex. Living in a patriarchal society,
man are seen as dominant, leaders, and the
norm.
• This places women and LGBT at risk for
discrimination
Gender equality
defined as the recognition of the state
that all human beings are free to enjoy
equal conditions and fulfill neither
human potentials to contribute to the
state and society. Gender equality
promotes full participation of men and
women in the society.
CASE ANALYSIS
• A young woman, fresh out of college and ready for work, had trouble
securing a job. Her friends could not figure out why. She graduated
with Latin Honors and topped the board exam in her field. She had
applied to numerous jobs which granted her interviews. However,
after her face to face interview with numerous potential employers,
she was never contacted.
• When asked why, the company HR merely stated that they do not
allow “cross-dressing” for their employees. That young woman is a
trans woman who, while expressing herself as feminine, was
recognized by professional institutions as male.
Quiz #2 Match each term to its correct definition.

1. __________ Homosexual a) A woman attracted to women

2.__________ Bisexual b )A person attracted to all genders

3.__________ Cisgender c) An umbrella term that includes the many

terms in the LGBT++ community
4.__________ Transexual d) A man attracted to another man
5.__________ Pansexual e) A person attracted to the same sex
6.__________ Lesbian f) A person whose gender identity corresponds
with biologicalsex
7.__________ Asexual g) A person attracted to the opposite sex
8.__________ Gay h) A person who has undergone sex surgery
9.__________ Queer i) A person attracted to both same and opposite
sex
10.__________ Heterosexual j) A person who is not attracted to anyone at all