Gender Relations
INTRODUCTION TO GENGER RELATIONSHIPS IN UNIVERSITIES
Gender refers to the socially constructed roles, behaviours, activities, and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for men and women. Most people usually confuse between the two terms, gender and sex. Sex refers to the biological and physiological characteristics that define men and women. For better clarification "Male" and "female" are sex categories, while "masculine" and "feminine" are gender categories.
Aspects of sex will not vary substantially between different human societies, while aspects of gender may vary greatly.
Some examples of sex characteristics:
* Women menstruate while men do not. * Men have testicles while women do not. * Women have developed breasts that are usually capable of lactating, while men have not. * Men generally have more massive bones than women.
Some examples of gender characteristics:
* In the United States (and most other countries), women earn significantly less money than men for similar work. * In Viet Nam, many more men than women smoke, as female smoking has not traditionally been considered appropriate. * In Saudi Arabia men are allowed to drive cars while women are not. * In most of the world, women do more housework than men.
Relationship can be defined as the way in which two or more concepts, objects, or people are connected, or the state of being connected. Therefore gender relationship can be defined as the way men and women in a given society are connected and work together, or the social interactions between men and women. IAA is a co-educational institute. This means that both genders work and interact freely.
ADVANTAGES OF GENDER RELATIONSHIPS TO THE STUDENTS.
Helps nurture confidence in both male and female students. This helps to remove the inherent shyness in each student. Also by studying, working and playing together in a mixed-gender school, students will be given facilities for expressing and
Gender refers to the socially constructed roles, behaviours, activities, and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for men and women. Most people usually confuse between the two terms, gender and sex. Sex refers to the biological and physiological characteristics that define men and women. For better clarification "Male" and "female" are sex categories, while "masculine" and "feminine" are gender categories.
Aspects of sex will not vary substantially between different human societies, while aspects of gender may vary greatly.
Some examples of sex characteristics:
* Women menstruate while men do not. * Men have testicles while women do not. * Women have developed breasts that are usually capable of lactating, while men have not. * Men generally have more massive bones than women.
Some examples of gender characteristics:
* In the United States (and most other countries), women earn significantly less money than men for similar work. * In Viet Nam, many more men than women smoke, as female smoking has not traditionally been considered appropriate. * In Saudi Arabia men are allowed to drive cars while women are not. * In most of the world, women do more housework than men.
Relationship can be defined as the way in which two or more concepts, objects, or people are connected, or the state of being connected. Therefore gender relationship can be defined as the way men and women in a given society are connected and work together, or the social interactions between men and women. IAA is a co-educational institute. This means that both genders work and interact freely.
ADVANTAGES OF GENDER RELATIONSHIPS TO THE STUDENTS.
Helps nurture confidence in both male and female students. This helps to remove the inherent shyness in each student. Also by studying, working and playing together in a mixed-gender school, students will be given facilities for expressing and