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Prayer O God, we pray for all those in our worldwho are suffering from injustice:For those who are discriminated againstbecause of their race, color or religion;For those imprisonedfor working for the relief of oppression;For those who are houndedfor speaking the inconvenient truth;For those tempted to violenceas a cry against overwhelming hardship;For those deprived of reasonable health and education;For those suffering from hunger and famine;For those too weak to help themselvesand who have no one else to help them;For the unemployed who cry outfor work but do not find it.We pray for anyone of our acquaintancewho is personally affected by injustice.Forgive us, Lord, if we unwittingly share in the conditionsor in a system that perpetuates injustice.Show us how we can serve your childrenand make your love practical by washing their feet. -mother teresa
DLG 4.1 • Critique how society misunderstands the fundamental difference between gender and sex and prove (using examples) how this misunderstanding leads to sexism for women (in school, workplace, etc.)
Gender • definition: one class of such a set (most common is feminine and masculine) • Most people find it hard to believe that gender is constantly created and re-created out of human interaction, out of social life, and is the texture and order of that social life.
“doing gender”- characterizing male and females based on what society deems their gender • Ex- male carrying a baby, baby girl wearing a baseball hat • Gender is such a familiar part of daily life that it usually disrupts our expectations of how women and men are supposed to act
Gender and social construction • Gender constructions starts when you are born- based on your sex, you are named and dressed in different clothes, colors, etc. • Parenting is gendered- there are different expectations for mothers and for fathers • These different processes constitute the social construction of gender
Gender as a social institution • Gender is one of the major ways that human beings organize their lives • One way of choosing people for the difference tasks of society is on the basis of their gender, race, and age
Difference between gender and sex • Sex- biological characteristics • Gender- Perceived characteristics that society places, social characteristics that deal with whether you are feminine or masculine (ex. Women must have long hair, wear skirts/dresses; men must short hair, wear long shorts/pants)
Sexism • Sexism: 1.attitudesorbehaviorbasedon traditional stereotypes ofsexual roles. • 2. discriminationordevaluationbasedona person’s sex, as in restricted job opportunities; especially, suchdiscriminationdirectedagainstwomen.
Sexism in the workplace • In general, women are under-represented in the higher-status, higher-paying jobs, such as: (name 4)
lawyer University professor engineer doctor
In contrast, women are over-represented in the lower-paying occupations, such as: public-school teaching, nursing, and secretarial work. • Women in the same jobs as men usually earn less, even though these women may have the same or better training, education, and skills
Sexism in the workplace cont. • women often must take time off to have and raise children interrupts their career path. • men are seen as the “chief bread winners,” so the belief is that they should be paid more than women in order to support their families. • Whatever the reason, paying women less than men for equally demanding work is discrimination.
Blog questions • What percent of a man’s salary does a woman get paid? • How much do women make for ever dollar that men earn? • ___ out of 10 businesses worldwide have no women in senior management • Women earn less than men in ___% of all occupations.
answers • 1. 60% or less • 2. 77.5 cents • 3. 4 out of 10 • 4. 99%
Works cited Lorber. ""Night To His Day"" The Social Construction of Gender (n.d.): n. pag. Print. "Sociology: Sexism in the Workplace." Sociology: Sexism in the Workplace. Cliff Notes, n.d. Web. 27 Feb. 2013.
