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Learning Gender:
A Peer Power Presentation
This is Peer Power's introductory presentation. It includes a discussion of how we learn to act in masculine and feminine ways. Through this presentation, students are invited to examine the consequences of gender stereotypes.
Handout
"This presentation explores how we learn to act in masculine and feminine ways. It examines how we come to understand what kind of behavior is expected and acceptable for boys and girls, and for men and women." printable handout [PDF].Inspirational Quotes
"The first problem for all of us, men and women, is not to learn, but to unlearn."
--Gloria Steinem
"Women: their rights and nothing less. Men: their rights and nothing more." --Susan B. Anthony
"The more articulate one is,the more dangerous words become." --May Sarton
"If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it." --Margaret Fuller
"Reality is something you rise above." --Liza Minnelli
"Only she who attempts the absurd can achieve the impossible." --Sharon Schuster
"Until the great mass of the people shall be filled with the sense of responsibility for each other's welfare, social justice can never be attained." --Helen Keller
Statistics and Other Information
"Women: their rights and nothing less. Men: their rights and nothing more." --Susan B. Anthony
"The more articulate one is,the more dangerous words become." --May Sarton
"If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it." --Margaret Fuller
"Reality is something you rise above." --Liza Minnelli
"Only she who attempts the absurd can achieve the impossible." --Sharon Schuster
"Until the great mass of the people shall be filled with the sense of responsibility for each other's welfare, social justice can never be attained." --Helen Keller
- While girls and women comprise half the world's population, they own only 10% of the world's wealth and even less than that of the world's property.
- On average, women with a college degree in the U.S. earn about the same as a man with a high school diploma.
- Women comprise only 9% of the U.S. Senate, 13% of Congress and 6% of governors. Worldwide, women hold only 10% of legislative positions.
- On average, women in the U.S. make 75¢ for every $1.00 earned by a white man. If you are a woman of color, it's about 63¢.
Look at your History Text Book. Skim the index at the back of your book, and notice the names that are listed. Compare the number of female names and male names.
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