Chapter 2

Question 1

aims at reducing gender stereotyping and
discrimination.

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Gender-Fair Language (GFL)

Question 2

What are the two principal strategies have been employed to make languages gender-fair and to treat women and men symmetrically?

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*Gender Fair or Nonsexist language is the standard today
*Avoid the colloquial term “guys” when addressing a mixed-gender audience

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. It means selecting words that are gender neutral or gender inclusive. Avoid using “he” to stand for “he or she.”

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Gender Fair or Nonsexist language

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THE MEDIUM OF COMMUNICATION

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Language

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It is a body of signs, symbols, sounds and words with significant meanings which are used for communication.

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Language

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is the process of transmitting a message from the Source to Receiver.

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Communication

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It is an INSTRUMENT FOR BUILDING CIVILIZATION

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Language

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It is the use of language which devalues members of one sex, almost invariably women, and thus fosters gender inequality.

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Sexism in Language

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It discriminates against women by rendering them invisible or trivializing them at the same time that it perpetuates notions of male supremacy.

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Sexism in Language

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Gender Stereotypes
Women should display ___ traits
Men should display ___ traits

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communal/warmth
agentic/competence

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3 reasons why the Concern about Mere Words?

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1. Language articulates consciousness
2. Language reflects cultures and values in our society
3. Language affects socialization.

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It is not only orders our thought but from infancy, we learn to use language to give utterance to our basic needs and feelings.

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Language articulates consciousness

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• It encodes and transmits cultural meanings and values in our society.

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Language reflects cultures and values in our society

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• Children learning a language absorb the cultural assumptions and biases underlying language use and see these as an index to their society’s values and attitudes

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Language affects socialization.

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reflected in language can thus powerfully affect a child’s later behavior and beliefs.

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Social inequity

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– subsuming all humanity in the terms man, father, brother, master

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The use of generic masculine

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: Instrument towards building a good human society

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Language

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is important in the formation of beliefs and behavior

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Language

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It has a critical impact on shaping the personality of a person

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Language

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: instrument in the development of a person

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Language

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: most subtle but most pervasive form of gender socialization

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Language

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can help build a better world.

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Gender-Fair Language

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 has been dominant for many centuries in western societies.

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Patriarchal society

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It was believed that women need only to be trained to become effective wives and mothers.

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Republican Motherhood

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was even considered to be a fourth branch of government.

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Motherhood

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In ___ however, there was an emergence of educating girls in formal schools. The purpose of educating girls was still to be trained to be good mothers and better companions to their husbands.

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1800s

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. - The first institution which offered baccalaureate degrees to women

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Georgia Female College

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– the first university which accepted women in their baccalaureate degrees in 1855.

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University of Iowa

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dimensions of gender equality in education:

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Equality of Access Equality in the Learning Process Equality in the Learning Outcomes

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 Should be given equitable opportunities to be admitted to formal, non-formal and alternative approaches to basic education.

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Equality of Access

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 Girls and boys receive equitable treatment and attention and have equal opportunities to learn.

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Equality in the Learning Process

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 Girls and boys enjoy equal opportunities to achieve and outcomes are based on their individual talents and efforts.

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Equality in the Learning Outcomes

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different reasons why gender parity cannot be completely achieved

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Poverty Lack of school infrastructure Geographic remoteness Armed conflict Poor quality education

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Some of the issues relevant to girls are the following:

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Declining self-esteem Gender bias in testing Achieving gaps in math and science Absence of women’s issues in the curriculum

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Some of the issues relevant to boys are the following:

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Unaddressed mental issues Stereotyping Low education outcome concerns

Question 36

____also have higher rates of high school dropout.

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Boys

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'According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, of Filipinos watch the television, and it still remains to be the most used and trusted source of information in our country.

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81%

Question 38

With changing power equations in the world and with women assuming new responsibilities, the ____ has become an important tool to help men and women adjust to contemporary life

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mass media

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is how the media presents or frames “aspects of society, such as gender, age, or ethnicity” (BBC, 2019).

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Media representation

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Discussion Media Representation

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• IDEOLOGIES • BELIEF SYSTEM • STEREOTYPES

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“are simplified representation of a person, groups of people or a place, through basic or obvious characteristics- which are often exaggerated” (BBC, 2019).

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Media Stereotypes –

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LGBT celebrities in the Philippines

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Boy Abunda Vice Ganda Aisa Seguerra Jake Zyrus

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In the Philippines, there is a lack of awareness on ___ among media practitioners as they often left confused on the LGBT terms and labels.

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SOGIE (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression)

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Forceful men are perceived as ____ while forceful women are labeled ___

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charismatic; domineering

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Light-hearted men are seen as , while women of the same nature are

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easygoing; frivolous

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3. Forgetful men are called ____ while forgetful women are termed ____.

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absent-minded; scatterbrained

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4.We describe angry men as , while angry women are .

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outraged; hysterical

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5.Men who are interested in everything are called while women with similar tendency are termed .

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curious people, nosy

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7.When men talk together, it is called a ____, but when women talk together, it is called ____.

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convention; gossip

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reasons why gender parity cannot be completely achieved

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Poverty Geographic remoteness Armed conflict Poor quality education Lack of school infrastructure