WGST 1808 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Wgst, Sexual Orientation, Heterosexuality

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Women's and Gender Studies
• Course: WGST 1808
• Professor: Debra Graham

Document Summary

Educational institutions, gender factories: teaching materials. Gender bias textbooks and teacher training manuals. Suggested that boys and girls should be separated for reading. Historical context: catholic church-provided basic ed, university teaching and learning-upperclass white males, only in urban areas, 19th century. If women got married or pregnant they would forfit their teaching job: 20th century. Women increase participation in education but remain in traditional fields. Not seeing women going into male dominated fields. Bar(cid:271)ie (cid:862)(cid:373)ath (cid:272)lass is tough; do (cid:455)ou ha(cid:448)e a (cid:272)rush o(cid:374) a(cid:374)(cid:455)o(cid:374)e(cid:863) Social interactions: 5 million students in school 2013, 190 days each year, has a impact on life, seen as a good institution, there is a decrease in attendance in public schools. More harsh penalties: teachers steryotype in terms of subject matter. Boys are more likely to drop out or flunk out. Boys are socialized into hegemonic masculinities with peers. Girls view their appearance to be their worth.