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WOMEN’S ISSUES

  • What are they?
    • Traditional/stereotypical
    • “Soft” versus “hard” issues
    • ALL issues!

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DISCRIMINATION

  • Overt vs. covert discrimination
  • Direct vs. indirect discrimination

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GENDER DISCRIMINATION

Examples from every day life

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GENDER DISCRIMINATION �IN POLITICS

  • Men rarely asked what impact politics will have on their families
  • Women politicians have to prove themselves
  • Women politicians get bad reputations
  • Comments on women’s clothing/hair

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EXAMPLE: GENDER DISCRIMINATION IN POLITICS

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EXERCISE: BRAINSTORMING OTHER FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION

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OTHER FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION

  • Religion
  • Language
  • Sexual orientation
  • Ethnicity
  • Nationality
  • Political affiliation
  • Age
  • Disability
  • Pregnancy
  • Physical attributes

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COSTS OF DISCRIMINATION

  • Gender inequalities:
    • reduce program effectiveness and waste resources
    • inhibit country’s growth and development
    • limit opportunities and potential

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COSTS OF DISCRIMINATION

  • Loss of GDP in US:
    • Racial discrimination: 4%
    • Gender discrimination: 3%
  • Loss of GDP in India:
    • Gender discrimination: 4%

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TOOLS TO FIGHT BACK

  • Name it
  • Change it
    • Take legal action
    • Advocate for temporary special measures or other policies/legislation
    • Advocate for new laws
  • Ignore it…but it won’t go away

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TOOLS TO FIGHT BACK

  • Engage men!
  • Men also affected – directly and indirectly
  • Gender inequality and discrimination impact society as a whole

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GENDER PRIMER REVIEW

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  • Very little that women can’t do based on sex
  • Gender roles impact political participation… but can change
  • Women are a diverse group
  • ALL issues are women’s issues
  • Discrimination is costly… name it and change it!

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