Gender role - influence of family

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1. GENDER ROLES – INFLUENCE OF FAMILY

2. Family is an important institution which determine the role for each gender from the early stage of a person’s life. Fairly speaking the gender inequality starts from the time of birth itself. Here are few examples for this argument .

3. AT THE TIME OF BIRTH We have witnessed the cruelty of female infanticide in many parts of our country There are discrepancies right from selecting the toys dress etc. for male and female kids

4. The family as the first institution assigns dress code, style of hair cut etc. to an individual as per the unwritten rules of the society. DRESS, HAIRSTYLE ETC….

5. PHYSICAL APPEARANCE There are expectations in the height, weight of female and male. Female are expected to be thin and short compared to men.

6. BEHAVIOR AT HOME The female are expected to do laundry, cooking, washing dishes, cleaning , caring the children and aged people at home etc. where as men are expected to earn money to the family.

7. MARRIAGE In the system of marriage also there can be seen so many inequalities based on gender. E.g.. Age for marriage, dowry, living at husbands home etc.

8. FREEDOM Women are given lees freedom compared to men in the all aspects at home.eg. Decision making, determining life partner, accessing higher education, travel etc.

9. EDUCATION There are areas in India, where female children are rejected school education. usually parents wanted their daughter get married soon but wanted their son to do higher studies for getting better jobs .

10. JOB EXPECTATION Family introduce to career set the ground work for a way of thinking about future jobs. Traditional occupation for women include secretaries, house wives, teachers and nurses; male occupation include police officers, construction workers, truck drivers, CEOs and bosses.

11. Prepared by Rukhiya. P Keyi sahib training college