POST 5: GENDER ROLES

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   Gender roles are the social and behavioral norms that are generally considered appropriate by a particular society for either a man or a woman in a social or interpersonal relationship. In relation, the article of Planned Parenthood "Gender and Gender Identity states that it is a way people act, they say or express it it either a man or woman, girl or a boy. Every country or society differ in the way they present gender roles, it depends on what is taught or passed through generations. Children learn gender roles from their parents and family, their religion, and their culture, as well as the outside world, including television, magazines, and other media.
2.  Gender Stereotype  is a widely accepted judgment or bias regarding a person or group. This may cause unequal treatment because of persons gender. Here are four basic stereotypes: Personality traits, women are expected to be submissive while male should be aggressive. Second domestic behaviors, caring children is for women while household repairs is for men. Third occupations, before most nurses are women and most doctors are men.  Lastly, Physical Appearance female should be small and graceful and men are expected to be tall and broad shouldered. 
3. "Gender roles are the way people act, what they do and say, to express being a girl or a boy, a woman or a man."
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   People perform the Gender roles they were assigned by the society, in a very young age we were trained to act according sex which is given to us. Parents carefully pick toys and clothing according to our gender, and as we age we already adapt this practice. If we are female, we wear skirts, headbands, hair clips and dresses. We should act with grace and poise. And as for men they must wear pants and shirts for men, and they should act strong and disciplined. But now we are more open to the exchange of gender roles, straight men can work as a makeup artists and females can do welding. 
5. In relation to this is the article of Bobby Ranoco about "Challenging Gender Roles in the Philippines". "The Philippines economy has surged with 7%+ growth for five straight quarters but for some, jobs remain hard to come by. The answer for some people has been to look for work in an area traditionally filled by someone of the opposite gender,"according to Bobby. He searched for people doing jobs or training a course different to their gender role and he interviewed and photograph them. Here are some of the people he interviewed:
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   One of them, Vina Jane Aranas, high school graduate said she dreams of finishing college. She took a nine month fixing cars vocational course which she hopes will allow her to work and support her herself through college

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   Here's a straight man working as a make-up artist, he is John Claude Ganibe. 
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   Lastly is a woman training in butchery, Geramie Abat she lost her electrical shop so she accepted the challenge of becoming a butcher. She knew that it is a man's job but she didn't mind it.

Having a job which is different to your gender is not bad at all, our society is not that conservative that parlors are just for women and slaughter house are for male. People today are more open to this issue and it is better to have a job instead of nothing.