Gender Inequalities in Society
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Gender Inequalities in Society

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What do gender inequalities in society often lead to?

  • Access to decent work
  • Decreased gender wage gaps
  • Occupational segregation (correct)
  • Equal opportunities for women

    • What does a person's sexual orientation refer to?

  • Their gender expression
  • Their internal sense of gender
  • Their birth-assigned sex
  • Their emotional, romantic, and sexual attraction (correct)

    • How is gender identity different from sexual orientation?

  • Gender identity refers to a person's romantic attractions
  • Sexual orientation is their sense of gender
  • Sexual orientation is the same as gender identity
  • Gender identity is independent of sexual orientation (correct)

    • What is Gender Non-Conforming (GNC) related to?

    <p>Their gender identity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'Two-Spirit' refer to?

    <p>A specific gender identity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are women often denied access to, according to the text?

    <p>Basic education and health care</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do gender inequalities in society often result in?

    <p>Lack of access to decent work</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term describes a person's emotional, romantic, and sexual attraction to persons of the same and/or different sex?

    <p>Sexual orientation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a person's gender identity refer to?

    <p>Their sense of being a woman, a man, both, neither, or anywhere along the gender spectrum</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is gender identity different from gender non-conforming?

    <p>Gender non-conforming is about not conforming to traditional gender norms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Underrepresentation in political and economic decision-making processes is a result of:

    <p>Discrimination and gender inequalities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Gender Inequalities

    • Gender inequalities persist in every society, affecting women's access to decent work, basic education, and healthcare.
    • Women face occupational segregation and gender wage gaps, leading to economic disparities.
    • They are victims of violence and discrimination, and are underrepresented in political and economic decision-making processes.

    Sexual Orientation

    • Sexual orientation refers to a person's emotional, romantic, and sexual attraction to persons of the same and/or different sex.
    • It involves an enduring pattern of romantic or sexual attraction to persons of the opposite sex or gender, the same sex or gender, both sexes or more than one gender, or none.

    Gender Identity

    • Gender identity is each person's internal and individual experience of gender.
    • It is their sense of being a woman, a man, both, neither, or anywhere along the gender spectrum.
    • A person's gender identity may be the same as or different from their birth-assigned sex.
    • Gender identity is fundamentally different from a person's sexual orientation.

    Gender Expression Terms

    • Gender Non-Conforming (GNC) refers to a person's internal sense of themselves as a man/male, a woman/female, no gender, or another gender, regardless of anatomy.
    • Two-Spirit is an umbrella term used by some indigenous people to describe their internal sense of gender identity.

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    Explore the challenges faced by women in society including occupational segregation, gender wage gaps, lack of access to education and healthcare, and underrepresentation in decision-making processes.

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