The document defines key terms related to gender and stereotypes such as gender, which refers to cultural attitudes associated with biological sex, and stereotypes, which are beliefs about traits of social groups. It provides examples of different types of gender stereotypes including sex stereotypes involving physical/emotional roles and sex-role stereotypes assigning roles based on sex. It also discusses LGBTQIA identities and terms like heteronormativity. Finally, it presents a case study of a trans woman who faced discrimination during job interviews due to gender identity issues.
2. Definition of Gender and Stereotypes
• Gender :
attitudes, feelings, and behaviors that a given culture
associate with a person's biological sex.
• Stereotypes :
Belief about social group in terms of the traits or
characteristics that they are believed to share, stereotype
are cognitive framework that influence the processing of
social information.
3. GENDER STEREOTYPES
• Sex Stereotypes are a generalized view of traits that
should be possesed by men and women, specifically
physical and emotional roles.
• Sexual Stereotypes involve assumptions regarding a
persons's sexuality that reinforce dominant views.
• Sex-Role Stereotypes encompass the roles that men
and women are assigned to based on their sex and
behaviors the must posses to fulfill these roles.
• Compounded Stereotypes assumptions about a specific
group belonging to a gender.
4. TRADITIONAL GENDER STEREOTYPES
FEMININE MASCULINE
Not aggressive Aggressive
Dependent Independent
Easily Influenced Not easily influenced
Submissive Dominant
Passive Active
Home-oriented Worldly
Easily hurt emotionally Not easily hurt emotionally
Indecisive Decisive
Talkative Not at all talkative
Gentle Tough
Sensitive to other's feelings Less sensitive to other's feelings
Very diserous of security Not very desirous of security
Cries a lot Rarely cries
Emotional Logical
Verbal Analytical
Kind Cruel
Tactful Blunt
Nurturing Not nurturing
5. Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and
Expression
• Sexual Orientation covers the three dimension of
sexuality, namely:
- Sexual attraction, sexual behavior, sexual fantasies;
- emotional preference, social preference, self-
identification; and - heterosexual or homosexual lifestyle.
• Gender Identity refer to one's personal experience of
gender or social relations.
• Gender Expression determines how one express his or
her sexuality through the action or manner of presenting.
6. LGBTQIA
or stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender,
Queer, Intersex and Asexual.
• Heteronormativity -defined as the attraction to the
opposite sex, is the standard for corrections.
• Heterosexual -straight; have sexual and romantic
feelings mostly for the opposit sex
• Homosexual -have sexual and romantic feelings for the
same gender.
• Cisgender -identify with the gender they were assigned
to at birth because of their sex.
7. Sample Case
• A young woman, fresh out of college and ready for work,
had trouble securing a job. Her friends could not figure out
why. She graduated with Latin honors and topped the board
exam in her respective field. She had applied to numerous
jobs which granted her interviews. However, after her face-
to-face interview with numerous potential employers, she
was never contacted. When asked why, the company HR
merely stated that they do not allow “cross-dressing” for
their employees. That young woman is a trans woman who,
while expressing herself as feminine, was recognized by
professional institutions as male.
9. Guide Questions
1. How do gender, sex, and sexuality differ from one
another?
2. What role does gender socialization play in the
perception of gender roles?
3. What are some examples of gender stereotypes and
how do they affect the genders?
4. Who perpetuate gender stereotypes and what does it
say about society?
5. What is SOGIE and how is it relevant to the Philippine
society?
11. 1. Involves assumptions regarding a person's sexuality that
reinforce dominant views.
2. Determine how one express his/her sexuality through
action.
3. Identify with the gender they were assigned to a birth
because of their sex.
4. Define as the attraction to the opposite sex is the
standard for correctness.
5. Defined as the recognition of the state that all human
beings are free to enjoy equal conditions
12. 6-10. ESSAY.
As a college student express
your opinion about SOGIE bill.