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As you read the following articles think about the following questions and make notes / answer in detail where relevant.
- Do you think these articles are representative of the ways men and women are presented in the media? Why, or why not?
- What influences our perception of gender within society?
- One of these articles talks about gender roles in the book/film, Gone Girl. How are gender roles presented in two books or films you have recently experienced
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/11939909/sexist-words-school-playground-report.html
By Helena Horton
19 Oct 2015
This is an article about how sexist language is no longer accepted in schools. The article is explaining how head teachers now need to consider that sexist language needs to be treated the same as racist language. These guidelines were introduced by the Institute Of Physics. I think because children in school now have access to phones at such an early age, this may impact the way that children use language to represent gender. I also think that this article represents gender through media as it presents the type of language used towards boy and girls clearly, so we can see the divide.
"Man up" to people who are acting "a bit wet"
Research funded by the Department for Education in 10 schools found that where there was a pattern of girls choosing 'female' GCSE subjects there was often also a wider culture of sexist attitudes and language.
Pink v blue - are children born with gender preferences?
by Polly Curtis
Pink v blue- 'Kat Arney, a science journalist who works for Cancer Research UK, investigated the gender of colour in this Radio 4 documentary earlier this year, Fighting the Power of Pink. Her post for the Guardian here provides a brilliant summary of the scientific evidence.'
Dolls v cars- 'Hines's research, the most up to date, did however identify a gendered divide in the preference for toys. Although not a strict rule, boys were more likely to look at cars and girls at dolls.'
This is an article which talks about how a divide in boys and girls starts from when they are first born. For example, toy shops have separate floors for boys and girls toys and different stereotypical colours like pink for a girl and blue for a boy. This separates boys and girls when some girls like the colour blue and should be able to like whatever they want to.
http://www.stylist.co.uk/books/campaign-to-end-gender-specific-childrens-books-gains-pace
The campaign has the support of children's author Anne Fine.
http://www.lettoysbetoys.org.uk/letbooksbebooks/- This is an article which I found, which also represents gender by looking at toys and books and the gender which is portrayed through them. This shows how boys and girls are treated differently even when they are so young. This makes the gender roles even harder as children have been brought up this way. I agree that this article represents the way men and women are presented in the media as we can see that gender is beginning to even effect children and that it's becoming an even bigger problem.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jul/08/stop-calling-women-girls-its-either-patronising-or-sexually-suggestive
By Hannah Jane Parkinson
This article is about how you should only call girls, 'girls' up to the age of 13 because after that they become teenagers, young women and then women. Hannah says "Then, there’s just “girl” as a lazy, impersonal address when a random man can’t be bothered to ask your name." Using the stereotypical view that men are lazy and can't even be bothered to say something as simple as 'women.' http://www.stylist.co.uk/books/campaign-to-end-gender-specific-childrens-books-gains-pace
The campaign has the support of children's author Anne Fine.
http://www.lettoysbetoys.org.uk/letbooksbebooks/- This is an article which I found, which also represents gender by looking at toys and books and the gender which is portrayed through them. This shows how boys and girls are treated differently even when they are so young. This makes the gender roles even harder as children have been brought up this way. I agree that this article represents the way men and women are presented in the media as we can see that gender is beginning to even effect children and that it's becoming an even bigger problem.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jul/08/stop-calling-women-girls-its-either-patronising-or-sexually-suggestive
By Hannah Jane Parkinson
http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/not-every-brand-loves-emojis-always-girl-says-female-ones-are-terrible-169956
By Tim Nudd
This article is about girls who feel there aren't enough emoji's for girls and the ones there are, are 'terrible'. For example, for women emoji's are makeup, hair and handbags and men, sport, food and leisure. However, this article and video discuss how young girls feel as though emoji's restrict them from doing things such as sport and work. They want emoji's which show how girls can snowboard and skate and play lacrosse rather than only show emoji's such as beauty, which are considered to be 'for girls.'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-34901704
By Avinash Chak
Beyond 'he' and 'she': The rise of non-binary pronouns
This article is about how using 'he' and 'she' should not be said, only 'they' This is because many people are not 'he' or 'she' and would like to be named something else. By doing this, the article says that it would improve society as it will make it "an inclusive environment."
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/jun/03/bbc-james-naughtie-caitlyn-jenner-radio-4-today
By James Naughtie
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This article is about how using 'he' and 'she' should not be said, only 'they' This is because many people are not 'he' or 'she' and would like to be named something else. By doing this, the article says that it would improve society as it will make it "an inclusive environment."
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/jun/03/bbc-james-naughtie-caitlyn-jenner-radio-4-today
By James Naughtie
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