Inequality%20of%20Gender%20Expectations

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Inequality of Gender Expectations

• Melissa Tee
• Portland Community College
• October, 2002

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The Inequality Of Gender Expectations

• Traits traditionally associated with Men
• Traits traditionally associates with Women
• Societys structure the effect of gender roles
• Androgyny

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Masculinity

• Aggression
• Independence

• Dominance
• Predisposition for Math

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Femininity

• Passivity
• Dependency
• Sensitivity

• Emotionality
• Predisposition for Art Literature

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Raising Children at a Young Age

• Boy falling vs. Girl falling
• -Parents teach boys to be tougher and to take in
  the pain.
• -Parents tend to be more sensitive towards a
  situation with their daughter
• Boy wearing blue vs. Girl wearing pink

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In a professional environment

• Women talk to others in a nurturing manner using
  group cohesion or creating a bond to work
  effectively and gain support
• Men are more task oriented, factually based, and
  straight to the point

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Societys structure Gender Roles

• Due to the way our Society is structured, in
  order to be successful, you must be able to beat
  the competition. In order to accomplish this,
  you must be more physically aggressive.
• Since men generally tend to be the more dominant
  players by nature, the possess the economical,
  physical and political powers of our society.
• Women generally carry the emotional, sexual,
  social and communicational powers, but are also
  looked upon as the weaker or more passive ones.

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Androgyny

• Blending of masculinity and femininity to an
  individual.
• Teaching kids while they are young about both
  male and female roles.
• -Letting boys know that it is okay to be
  sensitive towards certain situations.
• -Teaching girls to be a little bit more
  aggressive towards a situation.

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Always Remember

• Not to have certain expectations of what a male
  or a female should carry out in any situation.
• Help children to learn when they are young that
  it isnt wrong to act more compassionate/aggressiv
  e towards a situation.