Gender

Question 1

What is GENDER Roles?

Answer 1

Gender roles is a role that is determined by a persons gender.

Question 2

What is DISCRIMINATION?

Answer 2

Unfair treatment such as on the basis of gender, age or race.

Question 3

What are the four MAIN types of GENDER INEQUALITY?

Answer 3

Employment

Pay

Expectations

Social inequality

Question 4

GENDER INEQUALITY

EMPLOYMENT

Answer 4

Some jobs attract more men such as engineering.

Some attract women such as nursing.

Question 5

GENDER INEQUALITY

EXPECTATIONS

Answer 5

May be different expectations about people’s skills & characteristics based on gender.

E.g. Women are more caring & creative.

Men are more practical.

Question 6

GENDER INEQUALITY

PAY

Answer 6

There’s still a gap between the level of pay for men & women.
Men earning higher rates of pay

Question 7

GENDER INEQUALITY

SOCIAL INEQUALITY

Answer 7

GENDER may affect how your treated- leading to social inequality and discrimination.

People may be excluded from
A group because of their gender.