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WEEK 12:
SUGGEST WAYS
TO ADDRESS
SOCIAL
INEQUALITIES
Gender Inequality
GENDER IS AN IMPORTANT DIMENSION OF SOCIAL STRATIFICATION. GENDER IS THE MEANING
A CULTURE ATTACHES TO BEING FEMALE OR MALE. GENDER STRATIFICATION IS THE UNEQUAL
DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH, POWER, AND PRIVILEGE BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN.
GENDER NORMS DICTATE WHAT IS APPROPRIATE FOR GIRLS, BOYS, WOMEN, AND MEN IN
SOCIETY, IMPACTING INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES. STEREOTYPES AND RULES ABOUT
GENDER BEGIN IN CHILDHOOD AND CONTINUE THROUGH ADULTHOOD, AFFECTING CHILDREN'S
SENSE OF SELF, BEHAVIOR, STUDY CHOICES, AMBITIONS, AND RELATIONSHIPS. NOT EVERYONE
EXPERIENCES INEQUALITY THE SAME WAY, AND THE SITUATION IS WORSE FOR THOSE FACING
MULTIPLE TYPES OF DISCRIMINATION.
BOYS AND MEN ALSO SUFFER FROM GENDER STEREOTYPES, WHICH FORCE THEM TO BEHAVE
IN LIMITED WAYS, PERPETUATING THE CYCLE OF DISCRIMINATION AND INEQUALITY. DENYING
PEOPLE THE FREEDOM TO CHOOSE THEIR PATH DUE TO THEIR GENDER PREVENTS THEM FROM
FULFILLING THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. TO BUILD A MORE GENDER-EQUAL WORLD, UNDERSTANDING
THE DEEP ROOTS OF GENDER INEQUALITY AND CHALLENGING IT WHEN IT IS PRESENT ARE THE
FIRST STEPS.
HOW CAN I CALL OUT GENDER
INEQUALITY WHEN I SEE IT?
1. SPEAK OUT ABOUT YOUR OWN EXPERIENCES

-It's crucial to share your experiences of gender inequality, whether
it's sexist remarks or harassment. However, there are risks involved, as
people may resist challenging their viewpoints and react negatively. If the
situation is too risky, prioritize your safety. When experiencing
discrimination, it's often best to alert authority figures, such as staff on
public transport or teachers or bosses, to increase awareness of these
issues. This will help them understand and address the issue more
effectively.
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2. Call out discrimination in the media and advertising
-Mass media is a primary agent of socialization, if you come across

stories that portray gender inequalities, write to advertisers, marketers and
media outlets. Find out who is responsible and write to them to let them
know your thoughts. Also - vote with your feet. Don’t support entertainment
that is disrespectful to gender equality and doesn’t represent their true
power, potential, talent and diversity
3. Support other campaigners
-A great way to make a big effect in the pursuit of gender equality is to

join with others. Seek out local campaign groups. Join or set up school societies
for gender equality. There is strength in numbers - more voices tackling a
particular issue means they are more likely to be heard. Helping to raise the
profile of campaigns by other marginalized groups is a vital part of ending
discrimination thereby promoting equality.
4. It’s OK to not challenge discrimination every time you see it
-As mentioned above, sometimes calling out

discrimination can carry risks. It’s not your job alone
to fix the world. Just changing how we relate with
others, and demanding that others do the same, will
not end gender inequality. Lasting change will only
happen if the institutions that affectour lives also
change. Don’t feel defeated by these big obstacles -
each small achievement is an extra step towards our
shared goal.
SOCIAL STRATIFICATION AND ETHNICITY
Race is a social division that is based on physical attributes. Ethnicity is a social division that is based
on cultural aspects. Ethnicity is a shared cultural heritage based on common ancestry, language, or
religion that gives a group people a distinctive social identity. However, people of a particular
ethnicity can be a target of prejudice, just like those of a particular social class, sex, sexual
orientation, age, political affiliation, or physical disability.
Discrimination and prejudice are two interconnected concepts that refer to the unequal treatment
of different groups of people. Prejudice is a rigid and unfair generalization about a category of
people, while discrimination involves actions that can be positive or negative. These biases can be
built into society's institutions, such as schools, hospitals, police, and the workplace, referred to as
institutional prejudice and discrimination. Racism, on the other hand, is the conduct or words or
practices that advantage or disadvantage people based on their color, culture, or ethnic origin.
Institutionalized racism refers to the collective failure of an organization to provide appropriate and
professional services to people based on their color, culture, or ethnic origin. Racist incidents and
harassment can occur in any institution, regardless of the number of students from different ethnic
backgrounds. The fight against racism begins with being informed and identifying the manifestation
of racism and how it can be countered. As learners, we should be aware of all avenues where racism
is present, including the workplace, education, healthcare, courts, media, and the internet.
SOCIAL STRATIFICATION AND THE DIFFERENTLY
ABLE PERSON
Over 650 million people around the world live with disabilities. In every
region of the world, in every country, persons with disabilities often live on the
margins of society, deprived of some of life’s fundamental experiences. They
have little hope of going to school, getting a job, having their own home,
creating a family and raising their children, socializing or voting. Persons with
disabilities make up the world’s largest and most disadvantaged minority. The
numbers, according to the UN handbook “ From Exclusion to Equality: Realizing
the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ”, are damning: 20% of the world’s
poorest people are with disabilities, 98% of children with disabilities in
developing countries do not attend school, around a third of the world’s street
children live with disabilities, and the literacy rate for adults with disabilities is
as low as 3% , and 1% for women with disabilities in some countries.
THANK YOU

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WEEK 12:

1. SPEAK OUT ABOUT YOUR OWN EXPERIENCES

-Mass media is a primary agent of socialization, if you come across

3. Support other campaigners

-A great way to make a big effect in the pursuit of gender equality is to

-As mentioned above, sometimes calling out

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