Men & Women—Is
There a Difference?
Gender Differences
Let’s Take A Gender Test
 Number your paper from 1-10.
 The following tools are used by men
and women.
 Which tools will the women recognize?
 Which tools with the men recognize?
Name the Tool—Be Specific!
1 . What is This?
2. What is This?
Name the Next Two Tools
3. What is This?
4. What is This?
What are These Two Tools?
5. What is This?
6. What is This?
What are These Tools?
7. What is This?
8. What is This?
What are these Last Two?
9. What is This?
10. What is This?
First Five are Masculine Tools
Last Five are Feminine Tools
What are Men Known For?
 Contact Sports
 More muscle mass
Men Are Often Portrayed
as Stupid on Television!
What Are Women’s Strengths?
 Nurturing Children
 Relationship Oriented
 CULTURE IS IMPORTANT
Saudi Arabian
Women
In Saudi Arabia, women
must wear veils to cover
their entire bodies.
Any woman caught
driving a car in Saudi
Arabia is executed.
Are Fairy Tales True?
How Many Are
Divorced?
How Many Live in
Apartments?
Should Men Cook
and Clean House?
Should Women Work
Outside the Home?
Terms
 Role: A part that one plays; expected
patterns of behavior.
 Gender Roles: Behaviors/tasks that
indicate a person’s gender,
(male/female).
 Nontraditional Roles: Behaviors/tasks
not usually “assigned” to a specific
sex or gender.
Traditional Roles
 Look back in history and think
about how gender roles have
always been perceived:
 Mom: stays home to take care
of children. She cooks, cleans,
does laundry, etc.
 Dad: Goes to work, does not do
housework, takes care of the
yard and car, etc.
 World War II changed everything!
 Women HAD to be sent to work.
They started out in the factories
doing hard labor.
1955 Housekeeping Monthly
The following is an excerpt from the May 1955 issue
of Housekeeping Monthly titled
The Good Wife’s Guide.
The Good Wife’s Guide
1.
Have dinner ready. Plan ahead, even the night
before, to have a delicious meal ready and on
time for his return. This is a way of letting him
know that you have been thinking about him and
are concerned about his needs. Most men are
hungry when they come home and the prospect
of a good meal, (especially his favorite dish), is
part of the warm welcome needed.
2.
Prepare yourself. Take 15 minutes to rest so
you’ll be refreshed when he arrives. Touch up
your make-up, put a ribbon in your hair and be
fresh-looking. He has just been with a lot of
work-weary people.
3. Be happy and a little more interesting for him.
His boring day may need a lift and one of your
duties is to provide it.
4.
Clear away the clutter. Make one last trip through
the main part of the house just before your
husband arrives.
5.
Over the cooler months of the year, you should
prepare and light a fire for him to unwind by.
Your husband will feel he has reached a haven of
rest and order, and it will give you a lift too. After
all, catering for his comfort will provide you with
immense personal satisfaction.
6. Be happy to see him. Greet him with a warm
smile and show sincerity in your desire to please
him.
7.
Listen to him. You may have a dozen important
things to tell him, but the moment of his arrival is
not the time. Let him talk first-remember, his
topics of conversation are more important than
yours.
8.
Make the evening his. Never complain if he
comes home late or goes out to dinner, or other
places of entertainment, without you. Instead, try
to understand his world of strain and pressure
and his very real need to relax.
9. Make him comfortable. Have him lean back in a
comfortable chair or have him lie down in the
bedroom. Have a cool or warm drink ready for
him.
10.Don’t
ask him questions about his actions or
question his judgment or integrity. Remember,
he is the master of the house and as such will
always exercise his will with firmness and
truthfulness. You have no right to question him.
11.A
good wife always knows her place.
How Have Things Changed Today?
Non-Traditional Roles
 What are some non-traditional roles for
women?
 Doctors, lawyers, construction, mechanics,
coaches, architects, truck drivers
 What are some non-traditional roles for
men?
 Nurses, secretaries, designers, stay at
home dad, librarians
The Work Force
 More than ever, the world holds many opportunities for
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women.
Economic realities show that 80% of women who start
out married will be single by the time they reach their
60’s.
The average married woman is in the work force 28
years of her life.
The average unmarried woman works about 40 years
of her life.
Only 1 in 10 young women will marry, raise a family, be
supported by her husband, and live to maturity with
that husband.
Complement?
Is One Gender Better Than the
Other?
What is the Advantage of
Having Men and Women
Complement Each other?
Complementing is Like a
Team Sport
 If Everyone Played Quarterback—Football Wouldn’t Work!
Battle of the Sexes
 Get into 2 teams….Girls VS. Boys!
 Choose 1 spokesperson per team
 As a team, you will be given a question that the
opposite gender will most likely know. Come up with
only one answer!
 Your spokesperson will give the teacher the team’s final
answer.
 If you get the question right, your team gets a point.
The team with the most points at the end of 15
questions wins. Good luck!
 Boys, you are first!
Question 1
Boys
 What would I use cuticle cream on?
 A. Fingernails
 B. Legs
 C. Face
 D. Cellulite
Question 1
Girls
 Where would I find a head gasket?
 A. Computer
 B. Chain Saw
 C. Car Engine
 D. Washing Machine
Question 2
Boys
 What is a “loofah”?
 A. A soft shower puff
 B. A rough sponge used to remove dry skin
 C. A soft shoe that you slip on
 D. A type of fragranced bubble bath
Question 2
Girls
 Jim Bowie, who died at the Alamo,
invented a famous what?
 A. Cigar
 B. Gun
 C. Knot
 D. Knife
Question 3
Boys
 In this year, women finally got the right to
vote in the U.S.
 A. 1910
 B. 1890
 C. 1920
 D. 1900
Question 3
Girls
 Rainbow, brown, brook and steelhead are
types of what?
 A. Turkeys
 B. Alligators
 C. Trout
 D. Bass
Question 4
Boys
 What is a cross between a one-piece and a
bikini swimsuit?
 A. Bi-Piece
 B. Teeni
 C. Tankini
 D. Tortellini
Question 4
Girls
 Bosch, NGK and Champion are brands of
what?
 A. Baseballs
 B. Spark Plugs
 C. Golf Clubs
 D. Darts
Question 5
Boys
 Which of the following is NOT a type of
makeup?
 A. Eyebrow Pencil
 B. Concealer
 C. Exfoliator
 D. Lip Liner
Question 5
Girls
 Pre-mix fuel goes into what type of motor?
 A. 2-Stroke
 B. Diesel
 C. 4-Stroke
 D. Rotary
Question 6
Boys
 If my birthday is December 17th, what is
my astrological sun sign?
 A. Aquarius
 B. Capricorn
 C. Scorpio
 D. Sagittarius
Question 6
Girls
 Where would you use a “half-nelson”?
 A. On a golf course
 B. On a basketball court
 C. On a football field
 D. In a wrestling ring
Question 7
Boys
 What is the thinnest type of heel on a
shoe?
 A. Stiletto
 B. Wedge
 C. Spike
 D. Platform
Question 7
Girls
 What is the animal that Indiana Jones is
most afraid of?
 A. Spiders
 B. Snakes
 C. Lions
 D. Scorpions
Question 8
Boys
 Where on the body would you wear
“mules”?
 A. Eyes
 B. Ears
 C. Feet
 D. Hands
Question 8
Girls
 Where would you find a Windsor Knot?
 A. A boat
 B. A necktie
 C. A lariat
 D. A shoelace
Question 9
Boys
 Which of the following is not a brand name
of a sewing machine?
 A. Husqvarna
 B. Singer
 C. Sonata
 D. Bernina
Question 9
Girls
 What do you use a “miter box” for?
 A. Smoothing out wallpaper
 B. Jumpstarting a car
 C. Sawing at an angle
 D. Starting a fire
Question 10
Boys
 Which “Boy Band” is/was Chris Kirkpatrick
a part of?
 A. Boys II Men
 B. N’Sync
 C. 98 Degrees
 D. Backstreet Boys
Question 10
Girls
 In boxing, a KO is the acronym for “Knock-
Out”. What does the “T” in the acronym
TKO stand for?
 A. Technical
 B. Timed
 C. Total
 D. Tertiary
Question 11
Boys
 Who wrote the book “Pride and
Prejudice”?
 A. Charlotte Bronte
 B. Lousia May Alcott
 C. Jane Austen
 D. Emily Dickenson
Question 11
Girls
 Who won the first Super Bowl?
 A. Green Bay Packers
 B. Kansas City Chiefs
 C. Miami Dolphins
 D. Oakland Raiders
Question 12
Boys
 If a girl says she wants a Perrier, she wants:
 A. a small Yorkshire dog.
 B. a tiny white grape.
 C. a French sparkling water.
 D. an expensive Italian purse.
Question 12
Girls
 The following are all types of saws EXCEPT:
 A. Claw
 B. Grab
 C. Tenon
 D. Circular
Question 13
Boys
 What female singer created a line of
fashionable purses called “Lamb”?
 A. Pink
 B. Jenifer Lopez
 C. Gwen Stefani
 D. Britney Spears
Question 13
Girls
 What is the world’s most popular color for a
car?
 A. White
 B. Silver
 C. Black
 D. Red
Question 14
Boys
 All of the following are types of skirts
EXCEPT:
 A. Janey
 B. A-Line
 C. Pencil
 D. Pleated
Question 14
Girls
 What letter is represented by three dots in
Morse Code?
 A. S
 B. O
 C. C
 D. H
Question 15
Boys
 “Square,” “Roll,” “Crew,” and “Boat,” are
all types of what?
 A. Earrings
 B. Necklines on shirts
 C. Shoes
 D. Haircuts
Question 15
Girls
 In what sport does the top team win the
Stanley Cup?
 A. Baseball
 B. Football
 C. Bowling
 D. Ice Hockey