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10 Questions
Now you have a good overview of the issues
around Gender Boxes,
it’s useful to reflect on your opinions and experiences.
We often learn best by teaching.
It helps to deconstruct and organise our thoughts.
When considering your answers,
it’s useful to imagine how you might teach a younger person about this.
Question 1
Describe what society considers an ‘Ideal Woman’.
How would she look and behave, what would she do/wouldn’t she do?
Question 2:
Describe what society considers an ‘Ideal Man’.
How would he look and behave, what would he do/wouldn’t he do?
Question 3:
What names are women called when they don’t fit into the box?
(The Unacceptable Woman)
Question 4:
What names are men called when they don’t fit into the box?
(The Unacceptable Man)
How would you describe the kind of language that’s used?
Question 5:
What about those who don’t identify as either a man or a woman?
Is there an ‘ideal’ non-binary identifying or transgender person’?
Question 6:
What connection was drawn between many of the insults that both men and women receive – for not fitting inside the box?
Question 7:
- What kinds of things can happen to people as a result of not fitting inside the box?
- What do other people do to them?
- What do they do to themselves?
Question 8:
What percentage of people claim to always live 100% inside the box?
Question 9:
What factors were suggested to influence the development of these gender stereotypes?
For instance, who exerted this influence, and what were their potential gains?
Question 10:
What strategies could be used to minimise the effects of the Gender Box phenomenon for yourself, and for other people?
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