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Module 1 Week 1 Gender and Society

The module focuses on understanding gender concepts and principles in the Philippines, aiming to foster a gender-responsive society. Students will learn to discuss sex, sexuality, and gender, counter discrimination, and appreciate diverse gender representations. Key topics include the distinction between gender and sex, gender roles, gender identity, and the importance of gender mainstreaming and analysis.

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Module 1 Week 1 Gender and Society

The module focuses on understanding gender concepts and principles in the Philippines, aiming to foster a gender-responsive society. Students will learn to discuss sex, sexuality, and gender, counter discrimination, and appreciate diverse gender representations. Key topics include the distinction between gender and sex, gender roles, gender identity, and the importance of gender mainstreaming and analysis.

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Pambayang Dalubhasaan ng Marilao

Module 1 - Week 1
Topic: Introduction to the Course
Subject: Gender and Society

I. COURSE DESCRIPTION

This module develops’ students ability to understand concepts, principles, and


approaches about different genders in the Philippines towards an effective
gender responsive society.

Gender and Society is a course that provides awareness among students’ to


further understand our nation’s current problems in Gender inequality, Gender
preferences, Gender mainstreaming and the likes.
It prepares students to be more gender sensitive in words and in actions, and
an awareness to discern stereotypes and discrimination dictated by society,
as they build new community filled with gender responsive individuals.

II. LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of the lesson, the students will be able to do the following;

a. Discuss the context of sex, sexuality, and gender in a Philippine context.


b. Counter gender discrimination characterized in words, and in actions.
c. Appreciate the differences of all gender representations.

PRE-LEARNING ACTIVITY: PERSONALITY TEST


For the purpose of profiling and aligning teaching approaches and
strategies, instruct the students to answer the personality test provided in
the link.
https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test

Initial Task:
Task 1: Venn Diagram. Differentiate Gender and Sex.
Task 2: Share your thoughts using the guide questions provided below.

 What is Gender?
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________

 What is the importance of gender awareness?


______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________

III. LECTURE

Gender refers to socially constructed characteristics of women and men –


such as norms, roles and relations of and between groups of women and men.
Gender norms, roles and relations vary from society to society and evolve
over time. They are often upheld and reproduced in the values, legislation,
education systems, religion, media and other institutions of the society in
which they exist as defined by World Health Organizations. When individuals
or groups do not “fit” established gender norms they often face stigma,
discriminatory practices or social exclusion – all of which adversely affect
health. Gender is also hierarchical and often reflects unequal relations of
power, producing inequalities that intersect with other social and economic
inequalities.

The World Health Organization defined gender that interacts with but is
different from sex. The two terms are distinct and should not be used
interchangeably. It can be helpful to think of sex as a biological characteristic
and gender as a social construct. Sex refers to a set of biological attributes in
humans and animals. Sex is mainly associated with physical and
physiological features including chromosomes, gene expression, hormone
level and function, and reproductive and sexual anatomy.

Sex. It is often categorized as females and males, but there are variations of
sex characteristics called intersex. The term ‘intersex’ is used as an umbrella
term for individuals born with natural variations in biological or physiological
characteristics (including sexual anatomy, reproductive organs and/or
chromosomal patterns) that do not fit traditional definitions of male or female.
Infants are generally assigned the sex of male or female at birth based on the
appearance of their external anatomy/genitalia.

Gender expression. It refers to how an individual expresses their gender


identity, including dress and speech.Gender expression is not always
indicative of gender identity. ‘Transgender’ is an umbrella term for people
whose gender identity and expression does not conform to the norms and
expectations traditionally associated with the sex assigned to them at birth; it
includes people who are transsexual, transgender or otherwise gender non-
conforming.

Gender identity. A person’s innate, deeply felt internal and individual


experience of gender, which may or may not correspond to the person’s
physiology or designated sex at birth.

Gender roles. A culturally and socially


determine set of expected behavior, attitudes,
and characteristics based on concepts of
masculinity and femininity. A gender roles
should not be confused with gender identity
which refers to an individuals internal sense
of being masculine, feminine, on a spectrum
between the two.

Sexual orientation. A person’s physical, romantic and/or emotional attraction


(or lack thereof) towards other people. It encompasses hetero-, homo- and
bisexuality and a wide range of other expressions of sexual orientation.
Sexual orientation cannot be assumed from one’s assigned sex at birth,
gender identity or gender expression.

Gender mainstreaming. This is the process of assessing the implications for


women, men and gender diverse people of any planned action within a health
system, including legislation, policies, programs or service delivery, in all
technical areas and at all levels. It is a strategy for making the concerns and
experiences of diverse women and men an integral dimension of the design,
implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies and programs in all
spheres so that they benefit equally and inequality is not perpetuated. Gender
mainstreaming is not an end in itself but a strategy, an approach and a means
to achieve the goal of gender equality.

Gender analysis. It identifies, assesses and informs actions to address


inequality and inequity.. It is used to systematically identify differentials
between groups of women and men, whether related to sex or gender, in
terms of risk factors, exposures and manifestations of ill-health, severity and
frequency of diseases, health seeking behaviour, access to care and
experiences in health care settings, as well as outcomes and impact of ill-
health. Systematically collecting and analyzing data disaggregated by sex and
additional factors such as age, ethnicity, socio-economic status and disability,
is critical.

IV. ASSESSMENT

1. Why is it important to identify different gender norms, roles and functions?


______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________

2. What are the effects of gender in the society?


______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________

3. As a PDM student, what are you going to do to fight gender discrimination


in your institution?
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
REFERENCES:

Pcw.gov (n.d.) Gender mainstreaming - Philippine Commission on Women


https://pcw.gov.ph/gender-mainstreaming/

United Nations (2024). Gender Equality and Women’s Right from


https://www.ohchr.org/en/topic/gender-equality-and-womens-rights

UNorg (2024). Sustainble Development. Gender Equality from


https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/gender-equality/

Whoint (n.d.) Health topics-Gender from https://www.who.int/health-


topics/gender#tab=tab_1

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