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EQ: What is the difference between gender, gender identity and biological sex?. GENDER . These 4 traits are basic to who we are as people: biological sex gender identity gender expression sexual orientation

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  1. EQ: What is the difference between gender, gender identity and biological sex? GENDER

  2. These 4 traits are basic to who we are as people: biological sex gender identity gender expression sexual orientation Many people use the terms “gender” and “sex” to mean the same thing, but that is not correct. Gender Identity and Expression

  3. Sex and Gender • Sex- Biological Identity • Gender- Social and Cultural Identity as Male/Female Appropriate ways to act as a boy and appropriate ways to act as a girl Gender-role Standard: A behavior that society deems more appropriate for males/females

  4. Biological Sex Biological Sex The physical sex characteristics that categorize people as male, female or intersex at birth, including genitalia, body shape, hormones, and chromosomes.

  5. Gender Identity Gender Identity A person’s internal sense of identity as female, male, both or neither, regardless of their biological sex assigned at birth.

  6. Gender Identity Knowledge that one is either a boy or girl, and gender is an unchanging trait. • How a person sees themselves • Only the individual can determine their own gender identity • Children as young as two and three know that they are a boy or a girl

  7. Gender Identity A Cisgender person has a gender identity consistent with the sex they were assigned at birth. For example, a child whose sex was assigned male on their birth certificate and who identifies as a boy is cisgender.

  8. Gender Identity Transgender people may have the body of one gender…but they identify as the opposite gender. Being transgender is not the same thing as being gay. Being transgender isn’t a sexual orientation, it’s a gender identity. A Gender Non-Binary or Gender-fluid person does not identify with either male or female exclusively.

  9. Gender Typing The process by which a child becomes aware of their gender • Takes on behaviors considered appropriate for the members of that biological sex • Begins to acquire gender specific roles for females and males

  10. Gender Expression Gender Expression How a person presents their gender. This can include appearance, name, pronoun and social behavior.

  11. Gender Expression How a person outwardly shows their gender identity It includes physical expressions such as: • Person’s clothing • Hairstyle • Makeup • Social expressions such as name and pronoun choice (him, her, he, she) • Some examples of gender expression are: masculine, feminine, and androgynous • Androgynous - Partly male and partly female in appearance; of indeterminate sex

  12. Expressive Roles An implied social rule where females need to be kind, cooperative and nurturing to the needs of others. Example: Prepare a female for being a wife and mother.

  13. Instrumental Role An implied social rule where males need to be dominant, independent, assertive, competitive and goal-oriented Example: To prepare a male for becoming a father in order to provide and protect his family.

  14. Gender Typed Patterns of Behavior • Child’s tendencies to pick the same sex playmates • Child’s tendencies to pick same sex activities Boys play with cars Girls play with dolls

  15. Development of Gender Role Stereotypes Children ages 3-5 begin to develop gender role stereotypes • They associate people/pictures who have long hair to be girls • They associate people/pictures who have short hair to be boys

  16. Development of Gender Role Stereotypes Society tends to be more tolerant of girls violating gender roles than boys Girls playing with cars or trucks vs. Boys playing with dolls

  17. Gender Role Stereotypes What society deems acceptable for gender. What are male roles? What are female roles? What are the harms of negative gender stereotypes?

  18. Gender Scripts Activity Think about the gender scripts you have received or have heard about people of a different gender from yours. Using this handout discuss gender stereotypes with a partner.

  19. Gender Scripts Activity From the time we are born, we are told how we are supposed to act, dress and speak based on the sex we are assigned at birth—just as if we had been given a script and asked to follow it throughout our lives. In the space below, please provide examples of some of the messages you or people close to you have received about how we are supposed to behave based on whether someone is assigned “male” or “female” at birth.

  20. Where can I get more information? Parents or other family members Other trusted adults (teachers) Health professionals

  21. Questions?

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