The document focuses on gender sensitization, emphasizing the importance of understanding gender and its social and cultural implications among teachers and students. It distinguishes between biological sex and social gender, noting that while sex is inherent, gender roles can change across different societies and historical contexts. The aim is to promote gender equality in schools by developing a positive attitude towards gender and addressing stereotypes.

1. Gender Sensitization

2. Gender
Sensitization
• Explain the meaning of gender
• Develop gender literacy among teachers/students
• Understand gender relations and gender issues in
classroom/school
• Explain roles of schools in promoting gender
equality
among students.
• Develop positive attitude towards gender.

3. SEX AND GENDER
Gender – By means of Social and Cultural
differences
for men and women. Gender
construction
varies from one society to another.
Sex – By anatomy

4. •Male and Female are sex categories
Masculine and Feminine
are gender categories.

5. Sex (Biological difference) Gender (Social difference)
Difficult to change (we are born male
or female)
Can be changed since gender identity
is determined by society.
Throughout history and across cultures,
sex differences exist.
At different times in history and in
different societies, gender roles are
different.
Policies respond to sex differences in areas
to do with the physical body.
Policies can respond to gender
stereotype and traditional gender roles.

10. Change the way we speak