gender and society

Question 1

people are
grouped and labeled based on
assumed traits or roles due to their
identity

Answer 1

Stereotyping

Question 2

refer to the social
and cultural construction of men and
women based on their physical,
biological, sexual, and social functions.
They reflect different social and cultural
constructions, such as in politics where
leadership traits are often seen as
inherent.

Answer 2

Gender stereotypes

Question 3

deeply embedded cognitive
frameworks, dictate how men and women should
think, speak, dress, and interact within society,
leading to gender inequality

Answer 3

Gender Roles

Question 4

in workplaces
leads to preferential treatment
favoring men and undermines
women’s success. Brown (2010) defines
prejudice as a negative attitude based
on group membership, often affecting
less familiar groups. Studies show men
are more likely to be hired than
women

Answer 4

Gender Prejudice

Question 6

defined by the World Economic
Forum, refers to the disparity in social, political,
intellectual, cultural, or economic attainments or attitudes
between men and women.

Answer 6

Gender Gap

Question 7

Causes of Gender Gap

Answer 7

Gender Stereotypes
Gender Roles
Gender Prejudice
Discrimination
Racism
Sexism

Question 8

is when people are
grouped and labeled based on
assumed traits or roles due to their
identity

contributes to gender
inequality by creating fixed ideas
about what men and women can or
should do.

Answer 8

Stereotyping

Question 9

Gender Stereotypes

Answer 9

refer to the social
and cultural construction of men and
women based on their physical,
biological, sexual, and social functions.
They reflect different social and cultural
constructions, such as in politics where
leadership traits are often seen as
inherent

Question 10

deeply embedded cognitive
frameworks, dictate how men and women should
think, speak, dress, and interact within society,
leading to gender inequality

formed during childhood
typically persist into adulthood, with certain
presumptions about decision-making and childrearing at home.

Answer 10

Gender Roles

Question 11

in workplaces
leads to preferential treatment
favoring men and undermines
women’s success. Brown (2010) defines
prejudice as a negative attitude based
on group membership, often affecting
less familiar groups. Studies show men
are more likely to be hired than
women.

Answer 11

Gender Prejudice

Question 12

Discrimination

Answer 12

a negative action
toward individuals based on their
membership in specific groups (Dovidio &
Gaertner, 2004). In schools, workplaces,
and other environments, it often leads to
bullying. Those commonly targeted
include newcomers, children born out of
wedlock, students from marginalized
families, and people with different skin
colors

Question 13

is prejudice and discrimination directed
at someone because of their race or ethnic
background, treating them unfairly based solely
on racial identity. This type of bias can affect
various racial groups, such as African Americans,
Asian Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, and
European Americans

Answer 13

Racism

Question 14

is prejudice and discrimination
based on an individual’s sex, often
manifesting as men holding biases
against women. However, sexism can be
directed at either sex by both men and
women.

Answer 14

Sexism

Question 15

also known as the Magna Carta of Women (MCW), is a law in the Philippines that aims to protect women’s rights and eliminate discrimination. The Magna Carta of Women (MCW) is a comprehensive women’s human rights law that seeks to eliminate discrimination through the recognition, protection, fulfillment, and promotion of the rights of Filipino women, especially those belonging to the marginalized sectors of society.

a. The Philippine Commission for Women (PCW), formerly the National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women, is the primary policy-making and coordinating body for women and gender equality concerns.

Answer 15

Republic Act (RA) 9710

Question 16

formerly the National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women, is the primary policy-making and coordinating body for women and gender equality concerns.

Answer 16

The Philippine Commission for Women (PCW),

Question 17

mandated to strengthen the delivery of services to women migrant workers abroad.

Answer 17

The Department of Labor and Employement (DOLE) and the department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)

Question 18

has the major role of helping government agencies monitor compliance with the law provisions

d. The Law tasked the government to ensure that women are protected from all form of violence.

Answer 18

Commission on Human Rights (CHR)

Question 19

AN ACT PROMOTING THE INTEGRATION OF WOMEN AS FULL AND EQUAL PARTNERS OF MEN IN DEVELOPMENT AND NATION BUILDING AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Answer 19

REPUBLIC ACT 7192

Question 20

also known as the Anti-Sexual Harassment Act of 1995, is a law that prohibits sexual harassment in the workplace, in educational settings, and in training environments. The law was enacted on February 14, 1995 and went into effect on March 5, 1995.

Answer 20

Republic Act 7877

Question 21

also known as the Anti-Rape Law of 1997, is a Philippine law that expanded the definition of rape and reclassified it as a crime against a person:

Answer 21

Republic Act 8353

Question 22

This Act shall be known as the “Safe Spaces Act”.
An Act Defining Gender-Based Sexual Harassment in Streets, Public Spaces, Online, Workplaces, and Educational or Training Institutions, Providing Protective Measures and Prescribing Penalties Therefor
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress assembled

Answer 22

REPUBLIC ACT No. 11313

Question 23

also known as the Anti-Mail Order Spouse Act, is a Philippine law that prohibits the business of matching or offering Filipinos to foreign nationals for marriage or common law partnership.

Answer 23

Republic Act (RA) No. 10906

Question 24

AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE PROHIBITION ON DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN WITH RESPECT TO TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE OF THE LABOR CODE, AS AMENDED

Answer 24

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6725

Question 25

are the tasks and responsibilities place/situation.
supposed we are to do in a particular At school, you are a
student and you are expected to study: you also have the
role of a classmate. At home, you are a son or a daughter
to your parents, younger/older brother or sister to
another sibling. Likewise, you have a role in your
community, as a good neighbor. You also have a role in the
society, as a citizen.

Answer 25

Roles

Question 26

are influenced by the norms, determined by the
society. Children learn their gender roles through the
socialization process on which four major agents reinforce
such roles on them. These agents are the family, education,
peer groups and mass media. Each of these agents create
normative expectations for gender-specific behavior.
Similarly, exposure to secondary agents such as religion and
the workplace heightens such expectations.

Answer 26

Gender roles

Question 27

comprises married partners
and their offspring

Answer 27

The nuclear family or
conjugal family

Question 28

has
more members in its
household. It actually includes
three generations
(grandparents, married
offspring, and grandchildren)

Answer 28

The extended family

Question 29

The joint family

Answer 29

composed of
sets of siblings, their spouses and
their dependent children. This
could be two sisters or two
brothers or a brother and a sister
who decide to live together in one
roof, together with their partners
and children

Question 30

which is common
in the US, is consisted of a pair of
divorced or widowed parents and their
respective offspring. Also known as
stepfamily where at least one parent
has a child from previous relationship.

Answer 30

The blended family or the
reconstituted family

Question 31

One parent (either a
mother or father) raising their child or children.

Answer 31

Single-parent families

Question 32

Couples of the same sex
who may adopt children.

Answer 32

Same-sex families:

Question 33

: Grandparents raising
their grandchildren instead of the parents.

Answer 33

Grandparenting families: