GENDER

1. GENDER

2. Gender Roles in Society • Gender roles have been present since the beginning of civilization • There are different roles in different societies • No matter what the society though, these roles are always changing

3. Gender Roles in the Early 1900’s • In the early 1900s, definite gender roles existed between men and women. • The man worked at an outside job for the family's income, fixed the family car and did the manly "handyman" jobs. • The woman stayed at home, cared for children and cooked and cleaned. • Men were clearly dominate and women were there to fulfill their husband’s wants and needs

4. Gender Roles in the Mid-1900’s • The mid-1900’s gender roles in America started to change • The Women’s Suffrage movement began and traditional roles began to change • Women fought for there right to vote and for more rights • Many women even went to work in factories while the men fought in wars

5. Gender Roles Today • Gender roles today have completely been altered • Today, men are more likely to be “stay-at-home” dads then ever before • More women are now working outside of the home and taking higher positions in the workplace • Men are also no longer known as the dominant gender

6. Gender Identity • The definition of gender identity is one’s personal conception of themselves as either male or female • Gender Identity is closely related to gender role • For example, if a person considers himself a male than his gender identity is a male. But his gender role is only male if he demonstrates typical male characteristics

7. Sex and Gender • Most people do not realize that sex and gender are not interchangeable terms • Gender is defined as one’s own identification as male, female, or intersex. • Gender may also be based on legal status, social interactions, public persona, personal experiences, and psychologic setting. • Sex is defined by your external genital appearance at birth