“man“ = male sex + masculine social role
(a ”real man”, ”masculine” or ”manly”)
”woman” = female sex + feminine social role
(a ”real woman”, ”feminine” or ”womanly”
feminine
femalemale maculine
Sex Gender
Gender issues
1.) Definitions / Vocabulary
- refers to biological differences;
chromosomes, hormonal profiles,
internal & external sex organs
- can be identified by looking
- a socially & culturally constructed set of
distinctions between masculine &
feminine sets of behaviors that is
promoted & expected by society
- can’t be identified by looking
-feminity = traits associated with being female
-masculinity = the properties characteristic of the male sex
2.) Gender roles & stereotypes
woman man
emotional rather unemotional / bad at understanding
and/or interpreting feelings
disadvantaged? childish
don’t admit their age vain hard shell vs. soft inside
caring and supportive strong, protective
weak (behind man’s back)
-dependence!
3.) Gender pay gap
- women are not accepted in certain male-dominant fields
owomen may be not interested in these fields?
- unofficial problem
owomen get pregnant, can’t do physically challenging work, women are not
interested in “male” work like garbagemen
