Maret School
Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee
Seattle Girls’ School
Gender Liberation:
Freeing Ourselves from Gender Expectations
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About Seattle Girls’ School
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Brash
Troublemaker
Strong
Competitive
Physical
Silent
Clever
Mistake-Prone
Belligerent
Intuitive
Well-Behaved
Delicate
Cooperative
Emotional
Verbal
Pretty
Perfect
Nice
Gender Bias
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Girls and Gender Bias
Where Does it Lead?
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Central Messages for Girls
Sexy --- Slutty
Powerful --- Bitchy
Smart --- Bookish
Cheerful --- Uncool
Confident --- “All That”
Athletic --- Jocky
Close to Friends --- Lesbian
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The “Good Girl” in Conflict
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The “Good Girl” in School, Workplace, and Home
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Beauty
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The “Good Girl” on Beauty
Boys and Gender Bias
Where Does it Lead?
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Central Message for Boys
Do Not Be Weak.
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Be so, and you will be likened to
a girl or you will be called gay.
The “Tough Guy” in Conflict
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The “Tough Guy” in the Workplace and the Home
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Psychic Dissonance, Health, and Violence
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Society’s Myth of the Binary
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Born with Male Parts
Calls Himself a Man
Displays Masculinity
Is Attracted to
Women
Man Woman
Born with Female
Parts
Calls Herself a
Woman
Displays Femininity
Is Attracted to Men
Boys Will Be Boys
A Man’s Man
Snips and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails
Macho Men
Girls Will Be Girls
Woman’s Domain
Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice
The Feminine Mystique
Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus
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Gender and Sexuality Unpacked
Choosing Freedom from
the Gender Binary
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Presenter Information
Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee
6th Faculty and
Professional Outreach
Seattle Girls’ School
2706 S Jackson Street
Seattle WA 98144
(206) 805-6562
rlee@seattlegirlsschool.org
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Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee (http://tiny.cc/rosettalee)
Resources
• Joshua M. Aronson, Ph.D., “Improving Achievement &
Narrowing the Gap,” Learning and the Brain
Conference, Cambridge, MA, November 2003
• Allan G. Johnson, Privilege, Power, and Difference.
• Miss Representation, documentary film on media and
women
• United Nations Population Fund Statistics on Gender
Equality as of 2005
http://www.unfpa.org/swp/2005/presskit/factsheets/facts
_gender.htm
• Learning to be critically literate of mass media
http://www.medialit.org/
• Media Guide for Parents and Educators
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/
Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee (http://tiny.cc/rosettalee)
Gender Resources
• JoAnn Deak, Ph.D., Girls Will Be Girls: Raising
Confident and Courageous Daughters, How Girls
Thrive
• Jackson Katz, Tough Guise, Wrestling with Manhood,
The Macho Paradox
• John Medina, Talaris Research Institute, various
studies on early gender differences in competition and
play
• Mary Pipher, Ph.D., Reviving Ophelia: Saving the
Selves of Adolescent Girls
• Rachel Simmons, Odd Girl Out, Odd Girl Speaks Out,
Curse of the Good Girl
• Michael Thompson, Raising Cain, Speaking of Boys,
It’s a Boy!
Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee (http://tiny.cc/rosettalee)
Gender and Sexuality Diversity Resources
• Jennifer Bryan
• Gender Odyssey
• Gender Spectrum
• GLSEN
• Northwest Network
• Put This On the Map
• Safe Schools Coalition
• Social Justice Handbook Guide to Gender
Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee (http://tiny.cc/rosettalee)

Maret Gender Liberation

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    Maret School Rosetta EunRyong Lee Seattle Girls’ School Gender Liberation: Freeing Ourselves from Gender Expectations Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee (http://tiny.cc/rosettalee)
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    About Seattle Girls’School Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee (http://tiny.cc/rosettalee)
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    Rosetta Eun RyongLee (http://tiny.cc/rosettalee)
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    Rosetta Eun RyongLee (http://tiny.cc/rosettalee)
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    Girls and GenderBias Where Does it Lead? Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee (http://tiny.cc/rosettalee)
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    Central Messages forGirls Sexy --- Slutty Powerful --- Bitchy Smart --- Bookish Cheerful --- Uncool Confident --- “All That” Athletic --- Jocky Close to Friends --- Lesbian Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee (http://tiny.cc/rosettalee)
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    The “Good Girl”in Conflict Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee (http://tiny.cc/rosettalee)
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    The “Good Girl”in School, Workplace, and Home Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee (http://tiny.cc/rosettalee)
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    Beauty Rosetta Eun RyongLee (http://tiny.cc/rosettalee) The “Good Girl” on Beauty
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    Boys and GenderBias Where Does it Lead? Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee (http://tiny.cc/rosettalee)
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    Central Message forBoys Do Not Be Weak. Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee (http://tiny.cc/rosettalee) Be so, and you will be likened to a girl or you will be called gay.
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    The “Tough Guy”in Conflict Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee (http://tiny.cc/rosettalee)
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    The “Tough Guy”in the Workplace and the Home Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee (http://tiny.cc/rosettalee)
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    Psychic Dissonance, Health,and Violence Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee (http://tiny.cc/rosettalee)
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    Society’s Myth ofthe Binary Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee (http://tiny.cc/rosettalee) Born with Male Parts Calls Himself a Man Displays Masculinity Is Attracted to Women Man Woman Born with Female Parts Calls Herself a Woman Displays Femininity Is Attracted to Men Boys Will Be Boys A Man’s Man Snips and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails Macho Men Girls Will Be Girls Woman’s Domain Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice The Feminine Mystique Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus
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    Rosetta Eun RyongLee (http://tiny.cc/rosettalee) Gender and Sexuality Unpacked
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    Choosing Freedom from theGender Binary Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee (http://tiny.cc/rosettalee)
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    Presenter Information Rosetta EunRyong Lee 6th Faculty and Professional Outreach Seattle Girls’ School 2706 S Jackson Street Seattle WA 98144 (206) 805-6562 rlee@seattlegirlsschool.org tiny.cc/rosettalee Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee (http://tiny.cc/rosettalee)
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    Resources • Joshua M.Aronson, Ph.D., “Improving Achievement & Narrowing the Gap,” Learning and the Brain Conference, Cambridge, MA, November 2003 • Allan G. Johnson, Privilege, Power, and Difference. • Miss Representation, documentary film on media and women • United Nations Population Fund Statistics on Gender Equality as of 2005 http://www.unfpa.org/swp/2005/presskit/factsheets/facts _gender.htm • Learning to be critically literate of mass media http://www.medialit.org/ • Media Guide for Parents and Educators http://www.commonsensemedia.org/ Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee (http://tiny.cc/rosettalee)
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    Gender Resources • JoAnnDeak, Ph.D., Girls Will Be Girls: Raising Confident and Courageous Daughters, How Girls Thrive • Jackson Katz, Tough Guise, Wrestling with Manhood, The Macho Paradox • John Medina, Talaris Research Institute, various studies on early gender differences in competition and play • Mary Pipher, Ph.D., Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls • Rachel Simmons, Odd Girl Out, Odd Girl Speaks Out, Curse of the Good Girl • Michael Thompson, Raising Cain, Speaking of Boys, It’s a Boy! Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee (http://tiny.cc/rosettalee)
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    Gender and SexualityDiversity Resources • Jennifer Bryan • Gender Odyssey • Gender Spectrum • GLSEN • Northwest Network • Put This On the Map • Safe Schools Coalition • Social Justice Handbook Guide to Gender Rosetta Eun Ryong Lee (http://tiny.cc/rosettalee)