2. WHAT DID YOU NOTICE FROM THE PICTURES
BELOW?
Gender –
Fair / Equality
DIFFERENT TYPES OF
LANGUAGES
3. 1 . In your opinion, how do you speak to
your female friends and to your male
friends? Do you shift in tone or word
choice?
4. 2. How do you describe feminine speech?
What about masculine speech?
5. Many gendered assumptions are present when it
comes to language.
Language defines men and women differently as
seen in common adjectives associated with these
genders.
Unequal relations can stem from statements that
trivialize one gender’s experience or perpetuate one
gender’s supremacy.
It evaluates gender , insomuch as language
trivializes or devalues certain characteristics.
INTRODUCTION
6. LEARNING OBJECTIVES :
1.IDENTIFY THE WAYS LANGUAGE DISCRIMINATES AGAINTS
WOMEN;
2.STATE FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION IN LAGUAGE ; AND
3.EXPLAIN HOW GENDER –
FAIR LANGUAGE CAN BE REALIZED.
7. GENDER –FAIR LANGUAGE (GFL)
-Aims to reducing gender stereotyping and discrimination.
TWO PRINCIPLE STRATEGIES OF GENDER -
FAIR
LANGUAGE :
Neuralization and Feminization.
8. NEUTRALIZATION
Is achieved , For example , by replacing male masculine forms
(policeman) with gender–unmarked forms (police officer).
FERMINIZATION
relies on the use of feminine forms to make female referents
visible.
9. -It is use of language which devalues members of
one sex , almost invariability women , and thus
fosters gender inequality.
-It discriminates against women by rendering
them invisible or trivializing them at the same
that it perpetuates notions of male supremacy.
WHAT IS SEXISM IN
LANGUAGE?
10. 1 . LANGUAGE ARTICULATES CONCIOUSNESS.
It not only orders out through but from infancy , we learn to use language to give
utterance to our basic needs and feelings.
2. LANGUAGE REFLECTS CULTURE.
It encodes and transmits cultural meanings and values in our society.
3. LANGUAGES AFFECTS SOCIALIZATION.
Children learning a language absorb the cultural assumptions and biases underlying
language use and see these as an index to their society’s attitudes . Social inequity
reflected in language can thus powerfully affect a child’s later behavior and beliefs.
WHY THE CONCERN ABOUT MERE WORDS?
11. VIOLATIONS OF GENDER – FAIR
LANGUAGE
Sexist language is a tool that reinforces unequal
gender relations through sex – role stereotypes ,
micro aggressions , and sexual harassment.
Language can be used to abuse , such as in the
case of sexual harassment or to perpetuate
stereotypes. It can form subtle messages that
reinforce unfair relations , such as how “ men
cannot be engineers “ which may impact how
one views his or her capabilities.
12. Language that lacks parallelism
fosters unequal gender relations.
The use of “man and wife” assumes
that men are still women’s identities
are subsumed and shifted into
beings in relation to their husbands.
FOSTERING UNEQUAL GENDER
RELATIONS
13. TRIVIALIZATION OF WOMEN
1. Bringing attention to the gender of a person , if that person is
a woman.(
e . g. “girl athlete” , “lady guard” , “male nannies” ,
male nurses
”
)
2. The perception of women as immature. (
e . g. women being
labeled as “darling”, “baby
”
)
3. The objectification or likening to objects , of women. (
e. g.
“honey” ,
14. GENDER PORALIZATION OF WORDS IN
USE OF ADJECTIVES
The personal care brand Dove recently came out with an
advertisement that use parallel adjectives to show the difference
in perception regarding men and women. Both men and women
did the same activity , but were describe differently , In the ad ,
men who took the lead were considered the “boss” , Men who
worked overtime were seen as providers”, while women who did
the same were seen as “uncaring”.
This polarization of adjectives shows how perception does
change one sees certain acts , depending on who performs
them.
