Gender Stereotyping

Gender Stereotyping
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Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages : 289
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ISBN-10 : 9780812205923
ISBN-13 : 0812205928
Rating : 4/5 (23 Downloads)

Synopsis Gender Stereotyping by : Rebecca J. Cook

Drawing on domestic and international law, as well as on judgments given by courts and human rights treaty bodies, Gender Stereotyping offers perspectives on ways gender stereotypes might be eliminated through the transnational legal process in order to ensure women's equality and the full exercise of their human rights. A leading international framework for debates on the subject of stereotypes, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, was adopted in 1979 by the UN General Assembly and defines what constitutes discrimination against women. It also establishes an agenda to eliminate discrimination in all its forms in order to ensure substantive equality for women. Applying the Convention as the primary framework for analysis, this book provides essential strategies for eradicating gender stereotyping. Its proposed methodology requires naming operative gender stereotypes, identifying how they violate the human rights of women, and articulating states' obligations to eliminate and remedy these violations. According to Rebecca J. Cook and Simone Cusack, in order to abolish all forms of discrimination against women, priority needs to be given to the elimination of gender stereotypes. While stereotypes affect both men and women, they can have particularly egregious effects on women, often devaluing them and assigning them to subservient roles in society. As the legal perspectives offered in Gender Stereotyping demonstrate, treating women according to restrictive generalizations instead of their individual needs, abilities, and circumstances denies women their human rights and fundamental freedoms.

Challenging Gender Stereotypes in Education

Challenging Gender Stereotypes in Education
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Publisher : Learning Matters
Total Pages : 244
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ISBN-10 : 9781529726244
ISBN-13 : 1529726247
Rating : 4/5 (44 Downloads)

Synopsis Challenging Gender Stereotypes in Education by : Karen Jones

Gender stereotypes are prevalent in education, as is all spheres of society. Gender stereotypes squash talent, limit educational experiences and achievement and corrode aspirations - which in turn can limit professional opportunities and prospects. This book supports you to recognise and challenge gender stereotypes in educational settings and in your own practice. It iincules practical guidance and strategies.

Women Leaders and Gender Stereotyping in the UK Press

Women Leaders and Gender Stereotyping in the UK Press
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 169
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ISBN-10 : 9783319643281
ISBN-13 : 3319643282
Rating : 4/5 (81 Downloads)

Synopsis Women Leaders and Gender Stereotyping in the UK Press by : Judith Baxter

This book explores how the UK press constructs and represents women leaders drawn from three professional spheres: politics, business, and the mass media. Despite significant career progress made by women leaders in these professions, many British newspapers continue to portray these women in stereotyped and essentialist ways: the extent to which this occurs tending to correspond with the political affiliation and target readership of the newspaper. The author analyses news media articles through three fresh perspectives: first, Kanter’s women leader stereotypes, second, a feminist agenda spectrum and third, a new ‘reflexive’ approach based on Feminist Poststructuralist Discourse Analysis. This book will appeal strongly to students and scholars of discourse analysis and media studies, and anyone with an interest in language, gender, leadership and feminism.

My Shadow Is Pink

My Shadow Is Pink
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ISBN-10 : 0648886816
ISBN-13 : 9780648886815
Rating : 4/5 (16 Downloads)

Synopsis My Shadow Is Pink by : Scott Stuart

My Dad has a shadow that's blue as can be, and there's nothingbut blue in my whole family tree.But mine is quite different, it's not what you think.For mine is not blue... My shadow is PINK!An uplifiting book about daring to be different and having thecourage to be true to yourself.

The Cinderella Complex

The Cinderella Complex
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Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0671733346
ISBN-13 : 9780671733346
Rating : 4/5 (46 Downloads)

Synopsis The Cinderella Complex by : Colette Dowling

"The Cinderella Complex" offers women a real opportunity to achieve the emotional independence that means so much more than a new job or a new love. It can help you no matter what your age or your goals. You cannot read it without changing the way you think - and maybe the way you live.

Organizational Obliviousness

Organizational Obliviousness
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 136
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ISBN-10 : 9781108620062
ISBN-13 : 110862006X
Rating : 4/5 (62 Downloads)

Synopsis Organizational Obliviousness by : Alesha Doan

Exploring efforts to integrate women into combat forces in the military, we investigate how resistance to equity becomes entrenched, ultimately excluding women from being full participants in the workplace. Based on focus groups and surveys with members of Special Operations, we found most of the resistance is rooted in traditional gender stereotypes that are often bolstered through organizational policies and practices. The subtlety of these practices often renders them invisible. We refer to this invisibility as organizational obliviousness. Obliviousness exists at the individual level, it becomes reinforced at the cultural level, and, in turn, cultural practices are entrenched institutionally by policies. Organizational obliviousness may not be malicious or done to actively exclude or harm, but the end result is that it does both. Throughout this Element we trace the ways that organizational obliviousness shapes individuals, culture, and institutional practices throughout the organization.

Gender, Sex, and Sexualities

Gender, Sex, and Sexualities
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 377
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ISBN-10 : 9780190658564
ISBN-13 : 0190658568
Rating : 4/5 (64 Downloads)

Synopsis Gender, Sex, and Sexualities by : Nancy Dess

For decades, the field of gender, sex, and sexualities has been a focal point of increasing interest. This inquiry has been ignited by successive waves of dramatic social change, chief among them: the re-emergence of feminist movements in the U.S. and Europe in the late 1960s; the sustained (and increasingly successful) bids for legal, social, and religious acceptance of non-heterosexual sexualities in many parts of the world; and the burgeoning number of people (whether cisgendered, gender-variant, trans, or questioning) whose individual and collective experiences of gender and sexuality warrant deeper understanding and further progress toward a fuller realization of human potential and civil rights. In psychology, the intellectual project of understanding gender, sex, and sexualities encompasses a variety of subfields spanning neuroscience and developmental, cognitive, social, and cultural psychology, as well as critical theory. As such, these approaches have inspired new and different psychological questions, as well as increased interest in previously unfamiliar topics of investigation. Edited by Nancy K. Dess, Jeanne Marecek, and Leslie C. Bell, Gender, Sex, and Sexualities offers both students and scholars the tools they need to consider and approach such questions as: how do children come to embrace (or repudiate) gendered activities and identities; how do people experience intimacy, desire, and sexual arousal; and what strategies can psychologists use to de-center their own points of view and effectively contribute to a decolonial psychology? As a result, this volume will open new avenues of inquiry as well as cross-disciplinary conversations for readers everywhere.

Boys and Girls Learn Differently! A Guide for Teachers and Parents

Boys and Girls Learn Differently! A Guide for Teachers and Parents
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 407
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ISBN-10 : 9780470608258
ISBN-13 : 0470608250
Rating : 4/5 (58 Downloads)

Synopsis Boys and Girls Learn Differently! A Guide for Teachers and Parents by : Michael Gurian

A thoroughly revised edition of the classic resource for understanding gender differences in the classroom In this profoundly significant book, author Michael Gurian has revised and updated his groundbreaking book that clearly demonstrated how the distinction in hard-wiring and socialized gender differences affects how boys and girls learn. Gurian presents a proven method to educate our children based on brain science, neurological development, and chemical and hormonal disparities. The innovations presented in this book were applied in the classroom and proven successful, with dramatic improvements in test scores, during a two-year study that Gurian and his colleagues conducted in six Missouri school districts. Explores the inherent differences between the developmental neuroscience of boys and girls Reveals how the brain learns Explains when same sex classrooms are appropriate, and when they’re not This edition includes new information on a wealth of topics including how to design the ultimate classroom for kids in elementary, secondary, middle, and high school.

Parenting Beyond Pink & Blue

Parenting Beyond Pink & Blue
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Publisher : Ten Speed Press
Total Pages : 242
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ISBN-10 : 9781607745037
ISBN-13 : 1607745038
Rating : 4/5 (37 Downloads)

Synopsis Parenting Beyond Pink & Blue by : Christia Spears Brown

A guide that helps parents focus on their children's unique strengths and inclinations rather than on gendered stereotypes to more effectively bring out the best in their individual children, for parents of infants to middle schoolers. Reliance on Gendered Stereotypes Negatively Impacts Kids Studies on gender and child development show that, on average, parents talk less to baby boys and are less likely to use numbers when speaking to little girls. Without meaning to, we constantly color-code children, segregating them by gender based on their presumed interests. Our social dependence on these norms has far-reaching effects, such as leading girls to dislike math or increasing aggression in boys. In this practical guide, developmental psychologist (and mother of two) Christia Spears Brown uses science-based research to show how over-dependence on gender can limit kids, making it harder for them to develop into unique individuals. With a humorous, fresh, and accessible perspective, Parenting Beyond Pink & Blueaddresses all the issues that contemporary parents should consider—from gender-segregated birthday parties and schools to sports, sexualization, and emotional intelligence. This guide empowers parents to help kids break out of pink and blue boxes to become their authentic selves.

The Handbook of Language, Gender, and Sexuality

The Handbook of Language, Gender, and Sexuality
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 693
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ISBN-10 : 9781119384205
ISBN-13 : 1119384206
Rating : 4/5 (05 Downloads)

Synopsis The Handbook of Language, Gender, and Sexuality by : Susan Ehrlich

Significantly expanded and updated, the second edition of The Handbook of Language, Gender and Sexuality brings together a team of the leading specialists in the field to create a comprehensive overview of key historical themes and issues, along with methodologies and cutting-edge research topics. Examines the dynamic ways that women and men develop and manage gendered identities through their talk, presenting data and case studies from interactions in a range of social contexts and different communities Substantially updated for the second edition, including a new introduction, 24 newly-commissioned chapters, ten updated chapters, and a comprehensive index Includes new chapters on research in non-English speaking countries – from Asia to South America – and cutting-edge topics such as language, gender, and popular culture; language and sexual identities; and language, gender, and socio-phonetics New sections focus on key themes and issues in the field, such as methodological approaches to language and gender, incorporating new chapters on conversation analysis, critical discourse analysis, corpus linguistics, and variation theory Provides unrivalled geographic coverage and an essential resource for a wide range of disciplines, from linguistics, psychology, sociology, and anthropology to communication and gender studies