Gender Sensitizat ion Ex p la i n t h e meanin g of gender Dev e lo p gen d e r literac y among teach e r s /students Understa n d g ende r relat i ons and gen d e r i s sues in clas s ro o m/school Exp lai n role s of schools i n promotin g gende r equality among stu d ents. Dev e lo p p o siti ve attitud e tow a r d s gender.
SEX AND GENDER Gender – By means of Social and Cultural differences fo r m e n an d w o m en. Gen d er c onst r uction v arie s f r o m on e so c iet y t o ano t h e r . Sex – By anatomy
• Male and Female a r e s e x ca t egories M a s c u l in e and Feminine a r e gen d er c a t egories.
S e x (Biol o gi c a l d iff e r e n c e) G en d er ( S o c ia l d iff e r e n c e) Di f ficult t o change ( w e a r e bor n m al e or f emale) Ca n b e changed s i n ce g ender ident i t y is d e t ermined b y societ y . Th r o u g h o u t hi s t ory an d a c r oss cult u r e s , s e x dif f e r ences e xis t . A t dif f e r ent t i mes in hi s t ory an d in dif f e r ent s ocieties, gende r r o l es a r e d if f e r en t . P o l icies r e s pon d t o s e x dif f e r ences in a r eas t o do wi t h the p h y s ical b o d y . P o l icies can r e s pon d t o gende r st e r eot y pe an d t r ad iti o na l gende r r o l e s .