COLEGIO DE SAN SEBASTIAN

BUENAVISTA, SABLAYAN, OCCIDENTAL MINDORO

PROMOTING SOCIAL EQUALITY AGAINST GENDER STEREOTYPES

GENDER AND SOCIETY

SUBMITTED BY:
MA. CHRISTINE D. CAIRO
PATRICIA NICOLE LONTOC
JAHAZIEL LUZONG

SUBMITTED TO:

MR. FRANCIS ENRIQUEZ

SY 2019-2020
 PROMOTING SOCIAL EQUALITY AGAINST GENDER STEREOTYPES
I. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Social equality is a human right. Man and woman have radical notion that all human beings
should be treated equally. It imposes that in this world things should be fair, accountable, and
acquire in terms of political, economic, and social betterment for all people not cultivating gender
racist. But our world faces a persistent gap in access to opportunities and decision-making power
for women and men because of gender stereotypes.

Nowadays, in the Philippines as in many other societies, gender relationships and

inequalities between men and women are questioned at work, in the home and in public affairs.
Cold hard facts shows that gender gaps and inequalities persist, even in the face of startling social
and economic transformations and concerted movements to challenge man and most especially
women’s subordination, as stated by Ridgeway (2013).

Lacking of education is a key area of focus for girls, it is one of the important issue of
feminists defending. According to the study of Cagatay (2001), girls still make up a higher
percentage of out-of-school children than boys. Approximately one quarter of girls in the
developing world do not attend school. Typically, families with limited means who cannot afford
costs such as school fees, uniforms, and supplies for all of their children will prioritize education
for their sons. In addition, families also rely on girls' labour for household chores, carrying water,
and childcare, leaving limited time for schooling.

Prioritizing girls' education provides perhaps the single highest return on investment in the
developing world. An educated girl is more likely to postpone marriage, raise a smaller family,
have healthier children, and send her own children to school. She has more opportunities to earn
an income and to participate in political processes.

For that reason, women's empowerment should be critical aspect of achieving gender
equality. It includes increasing a woman's sense of self-worth, her decision-making power, her
access to opportunities and resources, her power and control over her own life inside and outside
the home, and her ability to effect change.

Gender inequality is not just harmful for women, it also negatively impacts men. Analysing
data from 41 European countries, a recent study of gender and health in Europe by the World
Health Organization found that men’s health was worse in countries with low levels of gender
equality, Quartz reported. It stated that men tend to have shorter life spans than women worldwide,
the report found that the discrepancies between men and women’s health outcomes were even
greater in countries with higher levels of gender inequality.

In addition, cardiovascular diseases and injuries are the two leading causes of premature
male deaths in Europe, according to the WHO, this could be exacerbated by gender inequality and
stereotypes. Traditional gender stereotypes that keep men in the role of breadwinner and
systematic discrimination preventing women from equally contributing to their households and
participating in the workforce can put additional stress on men, increasing their risk of health
issues, according to the study.

Such non-communicable diseases as cardiovascular disease, cancer, respiratory disease,

and diabetes are often linked to unhealthy diets, stress, substance abuse, and other habits, which
the report connects to behaviours often stereotypically seen as masculine behaviours like heavy
drinking and smoking.

However, despite the behaviors and habits that could potentially threaten lives that advers
ely impact the results of health, gender stereotypes often discourage men from looking for their h
elp. Living in a country with gender equality benefits men’s health, producing, for example, lower
mortality rates, higher well-being, half the chance of being depressed, a higher likelihood of having
protected sex, lower suicide rates, and a 40% reduced risk of violent death.

The struggle is constant and is sure to have ups and downs in achieving social equality
against gender stereotypes. Moreover, people should emphasize the need to fight for equality for
men and females and the dismantling of harmful gender stereotypes. Gender equality is not
impossible to attain.

II. AWARENESS STATEMENT

For this reason researchers’ believe to the following;

1. Both men and women should be empowers in contributing to the health and productivity
of their families, communities, and countries, creating a ripple effect that benefits
everyone.
2. Both men and women should have equal power and equal opportunities for financial
independence, education, and personal development.
3. Both men and women should have fair access for basic and higher education, greater
health and safety risks, and political representation.
III. CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

Promoting Social Equality against Gender Stereotypes

MASCULINITY FEMININITY
 High political representation  Less political representation
 High access to basic and  Less access to basic and
higher education higher education
 Unlimited Employment  Less access to greater health
opportunities and safety risks
 High access of resources and  Limited employment
privilege opportunities
 Often Wealthy  Soft
 Intellect  Social
 Hard  Intuition
 Logical  Emotion

 Decision Making
 Freedom
 Enjoyment
 Social Justice
 Participatory in politics
 Opportunities
 Education
 Health and safety
 Social and division of labour
 Power
 duties

IV. BIBLIOGRAPHY

Ridgeway, Cecilia L. “Unpacking the Gender System: A theoretical perspective on Gender

Beliefs and Social relations” Scholars.org (2013)

Nilufer Cagatay “Trade, Gender and Poverty” Undp.org (2001)

“Global Issues: Gender Equality” Peaceandcorp.org

“Gender Inequality Is Bad for Men’s Health” Globalcitizen.org