Pressure on Gendered Roles

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 Pressure on Gendered Roles

 Pressure on gendered roles in society

has been spread by normative
ideologies.
 Act to shape leadership across varied
societies and occupations
 Control financial status of both groups
 Control societal perceptions on
gendered roles.
Social Norms in gender Role Formation Cont.

Gender roles vary in societies

Social norms shape societies
They distinct gender roles
Diversity has impacted social norms
Social Norms in gender Role Formation Cont.
 Social norms define gender roles
 Social norms vary across different
societies
 Social norms determine
expectations of a particular gender
 Society has latitude authority in
determining gender roles
 Different Roles for Boys and Girls
 Girls expected to be organized,
clean, prissy and quiet
 males are expected to be dirty,
rough, and loud
 They vary across different
societies
 Perpetrated by family, society,
and media.
 Cultural Diversity

 Cultural diversity is the genesis of variations in:

 language,
 race,
 nationality,
 sexual orientation, and
 gender within the society (Jackson et al.,2019).
 Social Interaction

 Social interaction is a critical

process where individual acquire:
 goals,
 attitudes,
 values,
 perceptions,
 beliefs and
 gender roles in society (Dam, 2021)
 Women Perform Well

 women have performed well in some

occupations.
 Gendered obligations favor one
gender
 Some professions call for
masculinity requirements
 People have mentally developed
gendered roles.
 Occupations Based on Gender traits

 one gender is eliminated

automatically
 One gender has to act as the other
 Society failing to recognize traits
of one gender
 One gender accused of deviance
 Occupations Based on Gender traits Cont.

 Occupations vested in physiological

and cultural significance.
 Have conflicts
 Military profession favor men
 Soldiers unable to shift to desired
departments
 Effects of Diversity
 Positive impacts
• Talent management
 Negative Impacts
•Associated with prejudice
•Communication barriers
•stereotyping
 Recommendations

 Being sensitive to gendered roles.

 Sociology diversity be included in
analyzing roles.
 Gender expectations not to be
considered
 Society to avoid emphasis on gender
roles
 Recommendations Cont.

 equality, inclusive in occupation

 No gender role matching
 Gender expectation not to match with
productivity.
 Evolution in diversity, change in gender-
roles.
 References
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