Gender

I'll start by sayin this is last weeks blog, sorry sal for not bloggin. Last week the primary focus in class was on gender. We talked about different roles and characteristics of the two different genders as perceived by society, and many of the girls were outraged. The characteristics list for females seemed insulting, listing unintelligence, passiveness, physical weakness, among others. Males on the other hand were listed as dominant, competitive, primary breadwinner, intelligent and creative. Needless to say this made girls in the class angry while the guys in the class were demonstrating their competitive nature (because they seemed to win the gender battle on paper) by shouting praise. This list is no doubt controversial, but it is at least fairly accurate. It would probably be more accurate in the 50's, with the classic stay at home mom taking care of the children while the father was working. Fifty years ago, not many women challenged their apparent duties as a women and did different things. It wasnt necessary to have a proper education, or to be decesive or to have a job. But now, more and more women are changing their roles in society and becoming more career oriented instead of being family oriented. Roles for males has not changed much. Still today, as with 50 years ago, men want to be the primary source of income for their families and support them. Its a sign of worth and importance that no man wants to give up.