GenderAlexa CarrascoAdam LaMaide

Differences• Women are…

- Better at decoding nonverbal messages

- More expressive of emotions

- More concerned about intimacy in a relationship

• Men are…- Better at controlling

nonverbal expressions- Task-oriented- More concerned about

independence in a relationship

Biological Differences• Biology contributes to

male/female differences• Different organs • Female- vagina, ovaries,

uterus• Male- prostate, testicles,

penis• Muscle densities• Comes from X and Y

chromosomes from father

Gender confusion• Body parts• Jamie Lee Curtis• Transgendered children (hormone

blockers)• Reassignments

• 24 months they begin to define themselves as “girls” or “boys”

• Gender typical toys vs. “cross gender” toys

• By age 5 they know how girls and boys should behave

Stereotypes and Media influences

• Toys, books, and TV • Girls and girls have a

stereotypical look• Actions (nurturing vs.

aggressive) • Sports

• School test scores• Boys are better at

math• Girls are better at

English

http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/gender-differences-in-the-classroom-physical-cognitive-behavioral.html#lesson

Who has a hard time sitting still during long periods of time?

Boys

Who has a slight edge for fine motor skills?

Who has an advantage for physical activity due to development?

Boys

Girls

Differences based on Nature• Characteristics are

not learned, they are innate.

• Environment has a great influence one how we develop.

• Emersion of our cultures we learn from parents and teachers.

Differences based on Nature• Girls=left hemisphere• Boys=Right

hemisphere • Teachers need to

involve both genders in contrast activities in regards to the students gender.

Socially Constructed differences

• Taking risks and expressing their emotions.

• Gender stereotyping is already in the works before baby is born

• Society forms your babies gender role.

• Teachers need to “think outside the box” for more in-depth activities.

Combating gender stereotypes in the classroom

• Activities do not favor over the one another.

• Working together• Attention to whom is

leading the small groups• Aware of what the

textbooks present towards gender stereotypes

Do you think the media influences

gender stereotypes more at a younger age or older age?

Do you think that one teacher of a

certain gender is more fit for

teaching a subject than another?

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Works Cited

• [Print Photo]. Retrieved from Cartoon of children watching tv. Digital image. Word Press. N.p., n.d. Web. .

• [Print Photo]. Retrieved from http://libcom.org/files/images/library/gender.jpg

• [Print Photo]. Retrieved from http://www.genderandeducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/WorldTeachersDay20113-150x119.jpg