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DEVELOPMENT
GAD ADVOCACY
PRINCIPLES
Women
Men
Gender / Culture
Childbearing
Cook
Alert
Rough
Breastfeeding
Delicate
Muscular
Task-oriented
Homemaker
Person-oriented
Breadwinner Action
Weak
Passive
Strong
Emotional
Rational
Knowledge
Feminine
Masculine
Androgen/testosterone
Chromosomes
XX
XY
Reproductive Organs
Vagina, etc.
Penis, etc.
Sex
* Biologically constructed
* Limited
* Limited
* Interchangeable
* Fixed
* Acquired
* Natural
2. Attributes of sex:
Maleness
Femaleness
Attributes of Gender:
Masculinity
Femininity
Question?
Are women born feminine?
Are men born masculine?
3. A majority of behavioral scientists agree
that: Gender roles are not inborn; they
are learned.
Reproductive
Community
Productive Role
Income
earning tasks
Reproductive Role
Care and
maintenance of the
household and
members
Community Role
Activities
done by women to
maintain community
where they belong
WHY?
Due to continuous exposure and
reinforcement of gender differentiation.
FAMILY
SCHOOL
CHURCH
MEDIA
LANGUAGE
GOVERNMENT
Gender roles do
change
CONTRIBUTE TO
BENEFIT FROM
late
70s
Critique on WID
Critique on WAD
of
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