Gender sensitivity helps reduce barriers created by sexism by generating respect for individuals regardless of sex. It means gender awareness which provides a more analytical understanding of disparities and gender issues. Gender is a social and cultural concept that shapes the roles of men and women in society, development, and their relations, whereas sex is a biological category of male and female.

1. GENDER AND
CONCEPT
By Maida Lynn Jaguit,RN,MM,PHD

2. The concept of gender sensitivity
has been developed as a way to
reduce barriers to personal and
economic development created by
sexism.
Gender sensitivity helps to
generate respect for the individual
regardless of sex.
Concept

3. Premise Gender Sensitivity

4. Women Men

5. Gender
One of the Universal Dimensions on
which status differences are based.
Socially constructed specifying the
prescribed roles socially and culturally
that men and women are to follow.

6. Sex
Is a biological concept.

7. Gender Sensitivity
Means gender awareness which is more
analytical since it clarifies issues about
disparities and gender issues.
Gender shapes the role of women and
men in the society including their role in
development and how it affects relations
between them.

8. Sex Gender
Categorized as male or
female
Masculinity and
Feminity
Biological Socially, culturally and
historically determined
Does not change
across
time and space
Socialization

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