GENDER

Gender Roles in Society

• Gender roles have been present since the beginning of civilization

• There are different roles in different societies • No matter what the society though, these

roles are always changing

Gender Roles in the Early 1900’s

• In the early 1900s, definite gender roles existed between men and women.

• The man worked at an outside job for the family's income, fixed the family car and did the manly "handyman" jobs.

• The woman stayed at home, cared for children and cooked and cleaned.

• Men were clearly dominate and women were there to fulfill their husband’s wants and needs

Gender Roles in the Mid-1900’s

• The mid-1900’s gender roles in America started to change

• The Women’s Suffrage movement began and traditional roles began to change

• Women fought for there right to vote and for more rights

• Many women even went to work in factories while the men fought in wars

Gender Roles Today

• Gender roles today have completely been altered

• Today, men are more likely to be “stay-at-home” dads then ever before

• More women are now working outside of the home and taking higher positions in the workplace

• Men are also no longer known as the dominant gender

Gender Identity

• The definition of gender identity is one’s personal conception of themselves as either male or female

• Gender Identity is closely related to gender role

• For example, if a person considers himself a male than his gender identity is a male. But his gender role is only male if he demonstrates typical male characteristics

Sex and Gender

• Most people do not realize that sex and gender are not interchangeable terms

• Gender is defined as one’s own identification as male, female, or intersex.

• Gender may also be based on legal status, social interactions, public persona, personal experiences, and psychologic setting.

• Sex is defined by your external genital appearance at birth