Gender And Gender Differences

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1. If women have carriages for them only then men should have carriages exclusively for them as well. I think it is a good thing for women to have them because women tend to be the victims of more crimes than men and therefore should be able to feel safe in an all women carriage. If men are excluded from these carriages they should at least have their own carriages to be able to ride in. Some positives of this is that women no longer have to worry about possible being assaulted by men while riding the metro. A negative aspect is that perhaps with this change and separation more segregation will come into place and instead of working towards a more integrated gender environment we become less integrated and increase the gender differences that …show more content…
I think that our gendered behavior is defined by how society has implemented gender differences and the way we are raised. From a young age we are raised to obvious gender difference in all aspect from clothing, toys, games, even when at school there are many gender differences that we see. For example when going to a store there are gender differences in the boys and girls sections because everyone knows that blue is for boys and pink is for girls. These differences shape how we define a boy and a girl, as well as what behavior is the ‘right’ way to act.
3. Some implications that come from appropriate behavior for each gender are that they are strictly to one gender for example, it is negatively looked at if a boy did something characterized as a girl behavior. This matters because even when we like to think that it we should let our children be free of restrictions others may not be so open about this and might lead to some form of exclusion or bullying. Even if we don’t believe in gender appropriate behavior other might and this can be difficult to express to a
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LibroTraficante is the movement of banned books from latino authors into the states for schools to use. The major issue is that these books are banned by the states and therefor finding these books can be difficult. However, with the help of many people the movements to recovery these books that expressed the latino culture were able to be saved.
7. A conclusion a came to understand from what Beverly McPhail spoke about is the amount of women who are victims of violence. I was aware that violent crimes happened to women but I never thought about the large number that are actually affected. Also the cycle that continues if the women doesn’t realize the harm that she is making herself go through. As well as men who are affected by violent partners and the resources they have.
8. The gender logs made me realize the large amount of gender differences that exist today and that we see every day. How women need to be more aware of their surrounding and protect themselves from possibly being attacked while men are more carefree. They don’t have to worry about those things because they are not taught to worry about those

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