The document discusses gender sensitivity and the differences between sex and gender. It defines sex as the biological characteristics that define men and women, while gender refers to the socially constructed roles and behaviors considered appropriate for each sex in a given society. Gender roles can lead to stereotypes, discrimination, and inequality between genders. The presentation promotes gender sensitization to raise awareness of these issues and encourage behavior modification to achieve greater gender equality and productivity.

1. Topic:
Gender Sensitivity
Presenter : DR ANJITHA AJITH(AC/MO)

2. Overview
Whats is Gender Sensitivity?
● Process by which people are
made aware of how gender
plays a role in life through their
treatment of others.
● Act of being sensitive to the
way people think

3. Difference in Sex and Gender
Sex
● Sex is the biological and
physical characteristics that
define men and women.
Gender
● Gender refers to the socially
constructed role, behaviours,
activities and attributes that a
given society considers which
appropriate for men and
women.

4. Sex and Gender
Sex
● Sex is permanent and
Universal.
Eg: Male and Female.
Gender
● Gender varies from one
society to another.
Eg: Masculine and
Feminine.

5. GENDER ROLES
● Set of social and behavioral norms that are generally
considered appropriate for either a man or woman in a
social or interpersonal relationship.
● Masculine or feminine .

6. STEREOTYPES
● Generalizations and assumptions that people make about
the characteristics of all members of a group based on an
image.
● Eg: As a child ,boys gets trucks ,guns and superheroes
and girls gets dolls and cooking sets.

7. GENDER DISCRIMINATION
● Relationship between masculinity and gender based
violence
● Disempowerment and impoverishment of women and
persistence of gender inequalities through men’s
violence.
● Loss of men’s dignity and self esteem when they are
taught to behave violently.

8. GENDER EQUALITY
● Refers to the equal access to rights, responsibilities and
opportunities by focusing on the individual’s capabilities
instead of their gender.

9. GENDER SENSITIZATION
● It is the teaching of gender sensitivity and
encouragement of behaviour modification through
raising awareness of gender equality concerns

10. BENEFITS OF GENDER SENSITIZATION
● It makes people understand the difference between sex
and gender.
● Reconstructing of gender roles based on efficacy and can
help realize higher productivity of men and women in
household and outside work.
● Helps to determine which assumptions in matter of
gender are valid and which are stereotyped.

11. HOW TO ACHIEVE GENDER
EQUALITY?
● Talk about it.
● Share the care work.
● Embrace diverse role models .
● Empower others to speak out.
● Fight stereotypes including your own.
● Listen and learn from them.
● Remove gender pay gap.
● Use skill based assessments.
● Make work balance life a priority.