GenderedEducationCommunicationinSchools.pptVIP

Gender Socialization in Peer Cultures Males more insistent boys do boy things than females are that girls do girl things Gender socialization more rigid for boys Gender Socialization in Peer Cultures Male bonding in peer groups reinforces masculine identification Often engage in drinking and sexual activity Gender Socialization in Peer Cultures Fraternities encourage brothers to embody extreme versions of masculinity Desire to be accepted overshadows values and sense of decency Gender Socialization in Peer Cultures Faculty treat women students in gender-stereotyped ways These actions tell women students they are not taken seriously Gender Socialization in Peer Cultures Women in college feel two sets of pressures: Be successful as feminine woman Be smart and academically successful Gender Socialization in Peer Cultures Relentless pressure to achieve effortless perfection Undergraduate women feel overwhelmed by expectations Single-Sex Educational Programs Single-sex schools may solve some of these problems Heterosexual males more likely to make academics priority in single-sex schools Single-Sex Educational Programs Disproportionate number of women in Congress and running top businesses graduated from women’s colleges Single-Sex Educational Programs Critics argue sex-segregated education isn’t answer Better solution is make sure teachers in all schools treat students equally Single-sex schools tend to be private and charge tuition Gendered Expectations Pressures Facing Faculty Gender stereotypes also affect faculty members Gender biases and barriers greater for women faculty than for women students Gendered Hierarchies Proportion of male and female faculty affect students Women and minority students have fewer role models If more men in administrative roles, students may infer it’s normal for men to hold positions of status Gender Bias in Evaluations Women and minorities more likely to be hired when blind selection process Predominantly male hiring committees hire f