Gender As Boxes

Gender as Boxes –
Session Slides
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1) First, watch the video below for an introduction to the gender binary, a framework in which gender is comprised of two boxes.
2) Next, take two minutes to reflect and journal about the ways in which you have been taught that gender is a set of two boxes, male and female.
● Where have you seen these two boxes?
● What goes in these two boxes? For example, when have you been told “Boys/girls are …” or “Boys/girls can’t …” or “… is for boys/girls.”
● What will happen if you stay in the box you are told to fit in? What will happen if you leave the box you are told to fit in?
3) Then, watch Moran (2015) below for a shelf resource to balance with your self.
4) Now, take two more minutes to reflect and journal about balancing your own story from your self with Moran’s (2015) story from the shelf. What windows and mirrors came up for you?
5) Post your reflection on the discussion board below. Read and respectfully respond to other people’s posts.
References
Moran, G. (2016). Boys will be boys. Conejo Productions.

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Session Slides: Gender as Boxes

(This is a link to another website.)

1) First, watch the video below to learn about the gender binary, a framework in which gender is divided into two boxes.

2) Next, take two minutes to ponder and journal about how you have been taught that gender is divided into two categories, male and female.

Have you seen these two boxes before?

What should go in these two boxes? For example, how many times have you heard, “Boys/girls are…”, “Boys/girls can’t…”, or “… is for boys/girls?”

What happens if you stay in the box you’ve been told to fit in? What happens if you don’t fit inside the box you’ve been told to?

3) Then, watch Moran (2015