Module I - Gender Concepts
Module I - Gender Concepts
Workshop Objectives
Divide in pairs
Each pair makes discussion
Lists down expectations from workshop
Lists down ground rules for the workshop
BASIC GENDER
CONCEPTS
Session I
Session Objectives
Biological characteristics
Location
Religion
Time
Roles
Responsibilities
Rights
Obligations
Sex Vs. Gender
Sex
What youre born with
Male or Female
Biologically defined
Refers to biological condition of men and women
No change possible
Women and men are in the same category
Gender
What you are given
Masculine and Feminine
Socially constructed
Position of men and women in society
Changes overtime
Differences along cultures, religion, age
Sex Vs. Gender
Sex Gender
Is in genitalia Is in brain
Write down the sex you would choose for your child
Also, write down at least three reasons for choosing the sex.
GENDER DIVISION OF LABOR
Community Role:
Reproductive Productive Role:
Role: Voluntary, unpaid
Work done for work done at
Work that maintains
financial or other community level
and sustains life is
done by women,
benefit is done by mostly by women,
men e.g., market sometimes men
e.g., child bearing,
production or e.g. water
daily child rearing
home production provision, health
and domestic tasks
care etc.
Exercise
An average day in the life of a woman parliamentarian