Unit 2.2 - Masculinity - ex 2.4+2.5

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Masculinity

Unit 2.2

Page 110-111

Exercise 2.4 and 2.5

Central question

How do our ideas about how a man and a woman should act (socialisation) influence how we see men and women in the workplace?

What is gender bias?

1. Consciously favouring men above women
2. Subconsciously favouring men above women
3. Unfair difference in the way men and women are treated
4. Stating that everyone is equal despite gender

Gender bias is...

Click on the text to learn what gender bias is:

Gender bias is a preference or prejudice toward one gender over the other. Bias can be conscious or unconscious, and may manifest in many ways, both subtle and obvious...

Do Exercise 2.4 - Explain why you think these words show a particular bias towards men or women.

Do exercise 2.4 page 110

Can we eliminate gender bias?

In the video the Royal society explains how they try to eliminate unconscious bias in their organisation. Watch the video. You will get a chance to respond and share your opinion during the video.

01:43

What is unconcious bias?

1. Preferring one person over the other because of gender
2. Preferring one person over the other because of power
3. A man favouring a woman over a man
4. A woman favouring a man over a woman

02:15

Why does the Royal Society want to eliminate unconscious bias?

1. Because it is unfair
2. Because not enough people go into science
3. Beause intelligence is not visible from the outside
4. Because they want the best scientists

02:47

"We cannot cure unconsicous bias, but with self-awareness we can adress it." Do you agree? Why or why not?

Social construct

Do exercise 2.5 on page 110. Write your answers in a notebook or a OneNote file. 

2.5 Copy and finish one of the four sentences from exercise 2.5.

2.5 What is your experience of social constructs for boys and men? Are they harmful or ok? Why?

What have you learned regarding this central question?
How do our ideas about how a man and a woman should act (socialisation) influence how we see men and women in the workplace?

Is there something you do not quite understand yet or an opionion you would like to voice?