GENDER AND SOCIETY LESSON 2-4: GENDER AND SEXUALITY
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GENDER
SEXUALITY
ACROSS
TIME
ANDAND
Lesson 2
OBJECTIVES:
-Discuss the historical roots of our understanding of
gender and sexuality; and
-Show appreciation of how this understanding evolved
through time, affected various aspects of human life.
DEFINITION
OF TERMS
PATRIACHY- Social System where men primarily holds
power in the political and private spheres.
FEMINISM-Continuing series of social movements that aim
to challenge the patriarchal society that creates these
oppressive political structures, beliefs, and practice
against women.
INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION
Society has progressed so much in a way that information and knowledge is available to
everyone, Historical accounts show that across time, humans conception of gender and sexuality
has also changed. Archeological artifacts reveal that in the distant past, during the dawn
civilizations, human societies have high record of women. The concept of the divine feminine (the
sacredness of the woman due to her ability to conceive children) has prevailed, and thus, women
are equally with men. This make the societies egalitarian (men and women have equitable power
roles]. Paternity (fatherhood/role of the father in conception], presumably during the
Agricultural era, when societies began to establish communities and tame rear cattle and stocks,
have also changed how societies have viewed women and men therefrom. Societies have privileged
men over other genders, mainly because of the preferential given to them in the productive sphere
(world of public work]. Women who have been revered due to their ability to conceive have been
viewed solely capable only of reproductive affairs (world of the home and tasks such as suckling
the young, child rearing, and home management.
PATRIARCHY
Patriarchy is from the Greek word Pathriarkhes which means "the rule of the father". It is a social
system where men primarily holds power in the political and private spheres. This means that in
this social system, society is organized and maintained in a way that men rule over women and
their children. In the social, legal, political, and economic spheres, men are expected to lead while
women are expected to obey and are relegated to house chores, bearing children, and child care.
A Patrilineal society often follows a patriarchal society, this means only men can inherit property
and family name. Women were left with no inheritance and are expected to marry a man who can
support her economically. In fact, women were not allowed to go to schools, or even vote,
because they are viewed as a weaker sex and should not concern themselves in learning science or
politics. Women had to fight for the right to vote, to go to school, to go to work, and even
participate in politics.
PATRIARCHY
Patriarchy is viewed by most sociologist as a social construct and not as a
biological phenomenon. This is because history proves that is the prehistoric
hunter- gatherer tribes and civilization, they prioritized equality of all
members, male and female. History suggests an egalitarian system rather
than a patriarchal system. Men and Women contribute to society, and they
enjoy the same social status.
FREDRICH ENGELS
A German philosopher sociologist, argues
that patriarchy came about when people started
having private property instead of communal
living. The development in agriculture and
domestication of animals led to creating product
surplus which allows people to have private
property. As a way to control the excess wealth
generated by these advancements, male
dominance was asserted over women so only the
male heir can inherit family wealth.
HISTORICAL VIEWS ON GENDER
Aristotle, Plato and other Greek philosophers
viewed women as the inferior sex and are
properties of men whose only job was to obey
their husbands, bear children, and take care of
household. They were forbidden to learn
philosophy, politics, and science.
Greek
HISTORICAL VIEWS ON GENDER
Herodutos, a Greek historian, observed the
Egyptian civilization citing that Egyptian women
enjoyed higher social status than Greek women
because they can inherit property and engage in
trade and politics. However, Greek influence
quickly spread in Egypt through the conquests of
Alexander the Great across Asia and Africa,
EGYPT
HISTORICAL VIEWS ON GENDER
Confucianism has stringent written rules that
dictate how women should conduct themselves.
The written documents titled " Three obedience's
and four virtues" and "Precepts of women"
states that women should obey their father,
when married she is to obey her husband, and
when widowed she is to obey her son.
China
Women have come a long way since the ancient times through the feminist
movement, however, patriarchy has taken on subtle forms of oppression that
often go unnoticed such as:
Rape on women and the stigma making women ashamed to report the crime:
Sexism- prejudice, stereotypes, and
discrimination based on sex;
Gender pay gap- men more than
women
Boys were trained to be leaders while
women trained to do house work;
WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
During the 19th and 20th century, first- wave of feminism spread across the
western countries as women demanded for their right to vote or participate in
elections and to be able to legally own property.
In France, Simone de Beauvoir wrote a book titled "The Second Sex" in 1949. It
outlined how the patriarchal society disadvantaged women by slowly raising her into
submission and how hindering their productivity and happiness by relegating them to
house cleaning. This inspired many women to write and speak their truths, such as
Betty Friedan (The feminine Mystique, 1963), Kate Millet (Sexual Politics, 1969), and
Germaine Greer (The female Eunuch, 1970). Beauvior's books was instrumental in
awakening women about their light as the "wife-servant' to their Husband in her
famous quote "one is not born, but rather becomes, a woman”
WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
Le Mouvement de Liberation des Femmes or the women's liberation movement was
formed in Europe and they sought the right to education, right to work, and the right
to vote in the 1940's.
Inspired by the Beauvoir's book, second-wave feminism in 1960's through the 80's,
women drew attention to various social and cultural inequalities such as domestic
violence specially marital rape, reproductive right's, wage inequality, and etc. The
90's gave birth to the 3 wave and 2012 started the forth wave.
WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
1. Women Suffrage - women were not allowed to vote before because they were
viewed as irrational and temperamental and therefore not able to make rational
decisions. This was changed after World war I (1914 to 1980] wherein women were
uprooted from the household. They took on jobs and made significant contributions to
their country.
2. Equality in politics and society for hundreds of years, women's voices were silenced,
so society must make an effort to restore their right's.
3. Reproductive right's means the women is in control of her body, and she can decide
for herself on what she sees is best for her. Contraception, abortion, and other
reproductive options should be available to women because it is their body.
WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
4. Domestic violence such as marital rape and physical abuse are often dismissed by
society as a part of "marriage". Although we have RA 9262 or Anti Violence Against
Women and their Children, our culture still dismiss such incidents "as away mag-asawa"
5. Sexual harassment and sexual violence- The Center for Women's Resources in the
Philippines estimates that one woman or child is raped every hour mostly by someone
they know.
6. Other rights include the right to divorce their husbands, the right to make decisions
on her pregnancy, equitable wages, and equal employment opportunity.
GENDER AND
SEXUALITY AS A
SUBJECT OF
INQUIRY
Lesson 3
GENDER STUDIES
• is an area of knowledge, is about looking into, analyzing, and examining society so
that we notice power relations in the seemingly "simple things", It helps us see the
issues in our everyday lives through a different lens..
• are "sets of culturally defined behaviors such as masculinity and femininity according
to the Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender (2019). These roles are not fixed such that the
"culturally defined behaviors" for men and women may be very different 50 years ago
or very different for people from other countries or tribe.
GENDER ROLE OR SEX
ROLE
- in a binary system of viewing gender roles, we only see the male and the
female where men are expected to be masculine while women are expected to
be feminine.
- gender studies would ask us to question, is it still right to say that the men
are the providers of the family when both mothers and father.
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
- is proven to make communities and workplaces more productive, tolerant and
welcoming.
- is the practice of providing everyone with equal access to opportunities and
resources.
INCLUSION
DIVERSITY
GENDER STUDIES AND
RESEARCH
• Identifying problems, making hypothesis
and assumptions, gathering data and making
conclusion
RESEARCH PROCESS
SOCIAL RESEARCH
• the process of investigating social realities.
• the orientation in understanding social realities. This can be qualitative
(interpretive), quantitative (deductive), or both
RESEARCH APPROACH
APPROACH IN RESEARCH
• focuses more on the meanings created and interpretations made by people about
there own personal or vicarious (observed) experiences.
QUALITATIVE
• intensive conducting interviews with individuals who have experienced a particular
events and understanding their "lived experience";
• understanding he meaning of the texts (literary works, art works) and what they
convey about human realities; and
HERMENEUTICS
PHENOMENOLOGY
ETHNOGRAPHY
• ethnomethodology immersing in a community and taking note of their experiences,
beliefs, attitudes and practices.
METHODS OF QUALITATIVE APPROACH ARE AS FOLLOWS:
METHODS OF QUANTITATIVE
APPROACH ARE AS FOLLOWS:
• Survey collecting information from a sample; and
• Experiment creating actual set-ups to observe behavior of people in an
experimental group (a group receiving treatment such as training or a new
experience) and comparing it to the behavior of people in a control group (a
group without any treatment).
QUANTITATIVE
• focuses on characterizing a population or sample.
• making generalizations about the population based on the behavior of a sample
• these are considerations in conducting reseach to make sure , that the
well-being of the participants are ensured, and that the outcome of the
study is sound without undue harm to people involved.
ETHICS IN RESEARCH
ETHICS IN GENDER AND
SEXUALITY RESEARCH
•Ethics is a prerequisite to a properly conducted study
•Ethical principles makes sure that people involved in the research are
protected from harm.
ETHICAL PRINCIPLES
FOUR PRINCIPLES TO REMEMBER
IN CONDUCTING GENDER AND
SEXUALITY RESEARCH:
•Researchers should make sure that the participants in the study are aware of the
purpose and the process of the study.
• Researchers should not reveal any information provided by the participants, much so,
their identity to anyone who are not concerned with the study.
CONFIDENTIALITY AND ANONYMITY
INFORMED CONSENT
FOUR PRINCIPLES TO REMEMBER
IN CONDUCTING GENDER AND
SEXUALITY RESEARCH:
• A study should do no harm (non maleficence) to anyone. Especially in researches
involving humans, a study should be beneficial (beneficence) for it to be worth
implementing.
• Any study should not disadvantage a particular group, especially the marginalized and
the oppressed (e.g. poor people, women, LGBTQ+, the elderly). The benefits of a study
should be for all.
DISTRIBUTIVE JUSTICE
NON - MALEFICENCE AND
BENEFICENCE
GENDER, SEXUALITY AND
HUMAN ECOLOGY
As a field recognize the interplay among internal and external
environments, physical, socio economic, cultural (Bronfenbrenner 1994;
Bubolz and Sontag 1983)
HUMAN ECOLOGY
BIOMEDICAL
PERSPECTIVE IN
GENDER AND
SEXUALITY
Chapter 2
ANATOMY ANDANATOMY AND
PHYSIOLOGY OFPHYSIOLOGY OF
REPRODUCTIONREPRODUCTION
Lesson 4
INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION
Humans experience various physical and
emotional changes from childhood to adulthood.
These stages are based on human growth and
development from childhood, adolescence,
adulthood, and old age. Despite differences in
physical appearance, the sexual organs of men and
women arise from the same structures and fulfill
similar functions.
INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION
The gonads produce germ cells and sex
hormones. The female germ cells are ova (egg)
and the male germ cells are sperm. Ova and
sperm are the basic units of reproduction; their
union can lead to the creation of a new life.
THE BIOLOGICAL FEMALE
A person with XX chromosomes usually
has female sex and reproductive organs,
and is therefore usually assigned
biologically female. A person with XY
chromosomes usually has male sex and
reproductive organs, and is therefore
usually assigned biologically male.
Uterus
Oviduct
Where a fertilised egg implants
and grows into a fetus during
pregnancy
Vagina
Ovary
Cervix
Female Reproductive System
(FALLOPIAN TUBE)
Passageway for eggs from the
ovaries to the uterus and
provides the site for fertilization
by the sperm
Receives the penis during
sexual reproduction, allows the
menstrual blood to exit the
body, and lets the baby passes
through during childbirth
Produces eggs (ova) and female
sex hormones like estrogen and
progesterone
Allows menstrual blood to flow from
the uterus and serves as a pathway
for sperm to enter the uterus
PUBERTY
Puberty for girls is a time of physical,
hormonal, and emotional changes that lead to
sexual maturity. It usually begins between the
ages of 8 and 13. The menstrual cycle marks the
beginning of puberty in females.
It is a natural, recurring process in the
female reproductive system, lasting
about 28 days on average.
It involves body preparations for
potential pregnancy.
Menstrual
Cycle
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Stages of
the
Menstrual
Cycle
When follicles in the ovaries
mature and the uterine lining
thickens
Follicular Phase
When a mature egg is
released from the ovary
and is ready for potential
fertilization
Ovulation Phase
The body prepares for pregnancy
by thickening the uterine lining.
Luteal Phase
Lining of the uterus is
shed, resulting in the
release of blood and
tissue from the body
through the vagina
Menstruation
What is the primary purpose
of the menstrual cycle in
females?
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PHYSICAL CHANGES
Acne
Hair growth
Growth spurt
Voice changes
Menstrual periods
Breast development
Body shape changes
PHYSICAL CHANGES
Acne
Hair growth
Growth spurt
Voice changes
Menstrual periods
Breast development
Body shape changes
HORMONAL CHANGES
Estrogen
Androgens
Progesterone
EMOTIONAL CHANGES
Anxiety
Confusion
Sensitivity
Mood swings
Sexual feelings
Self-consciousness
THE BIOLOGICAL MALE
A person with XY chromosomes usually has male sex and
reproductive organs, and is therefore usually assigned biologically
male.
The male sexual anatomy is
designed for the production and
delivery of sperm for fertilization
of the female's ovum. Puberty
signals the final development of
primary and accessory organs that
support reproduction.
THE MALE
EXTERNAL GENITALIA
1. Prepuce (foreskin): This is the skin covering the glans penis. It's often removed during
circumcision.
2. Penis: The penis consists of the glans (head), shaft, and root. The glans is highly sensitive to
stimulation. Inside the penis is the urethra, surrounded by the spongy body and two cylindrical
chambers known as the cavernous bodies. During arousal, these become engorged with blood,
resulting in an erection.
3. Corona: This is the rim of the glans where it joins the shaft.
4. Frenulum: This is a thin strip of skin connecting the glans and shaft on the underside of the
penis.
5. Scrotum: This is the sac that encloses the two compartments housing the testes.
6. Urethral Opening: Located at the tip of the penis, this is the opening of the tube connected to
the bladder and used for urination.
7. Perineum: This is the area of skin separating the genitalia from the anus. The distance is greater
in males than in females.
THE MALE INTERNAL
REPRODUCTIVE ORGAN
1. Testes: These are the male gonads that produce androgens, primarily testosterone.
Testosterone plays a crucial role in male development, sexual motivation, and the
production of sperm cells throughout a man's lifespan.
2. Vas Deferens: This duct transports sperm from the testes to the urethra.
3. Seminal Vesicles: These are two glands that secrete an alkaline fluid rich in
fructose. This fluid provides energy (fructose) for sperm and helps to neutralize the
acidity of the female reproductive tract, aiding in sperm survival and motility.
4. Ejaculatory Duct: This duct is formed by the union of the vas deferens and the
seminal vesicles. It carries sperm and seminal fluid to the urethra.
5. Prostate Gland: This gland produces an alkaline secretion that constitutes about
30% of the semen volume. The alkaline nature of this secretion helps to neutralize
the acidity of the vaginal environment, protecting sperm.
6. Urethra: This tube runs through the penis and serves as the passageway for both
urine and semen. During ejaculation, semen is expelled through the urethra.
PUBERTY
The time when boys develop adult physical
features and become able to reproduce. It
usually starts between the ages of 10 and 14,
but it can happen as early as 9 or as late as 16.
PHYSICAL CHANGES
Skin
Hair
Body
Voice
Pimples
Body shape
Growth spurt
Breast growth
HORMONAL CHANGES
Skin
Hair
Penis
Voice
Emotions
Body size
Testes and scrotum
Sexual development