Tag Archives: gender roles

Gender Neutral Childhood Possibilities

Posted on December 10, 2012 by lauracrockett

http://rt.com/news/sweden-toys-catalogues-gender-527/ This article discusses how a Swedish toy company has reversed gender roles in their holiday catalog. Girls are playing with action figures and boys are playing with doll houses. Also, Sweden has proposed using the pronoun “hen” to replace … Continue reading →

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It’s your organs that matter…

Posted on December 6, 2012 by judithal007

The video above shows Tyra interviewing the families of transgender children as well as the child themselves. Josie, born Joey, is just 8 and has always known she was a girl, regardless of whether her parents knew or not. She … Continue reading →

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I Take The Second Shift.

Posted on December 6, 2012 by ersilva1994

I live with a roommate who is a boy. Surprisingly, we are not your typical messy college boys. Our apartment is usually praised for being relatively clean in relation to other college students. One of the suites down the hall … Continue reading →

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On Living with a Man

Posted on December 6, 2012 by meganjoymansmann

I live with a man who describes himself as a feminist.  Considering this, it might sound surprising (or maybe not?) that our lifestyle has mildly fallen into tasks associated with each of our genders. I typically spend one Saturday morning … Continue reading →

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“Barbies are for girls and construction sets are for boys. Or are they?”

Posted on December 4, 2012 by emilym27

This New York Times article discusses Mattel’s creation of a Barbie construction house. Its main claim is that men now have a larger role both buying toys and playing with their kids, and children now have a wider range of toys with … Continue reading →

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Cascade Commercial

Posted on November 28, 2012 by sarahe245

In “Reconstructed Gender”, Judith Lorber states, “Gender is so pervasive in our society that we assume it is bred in our genes.” Gender expectations and roles are constantly perpetuated in commercials. At first, this commercial seems to be challenging gender … Continue reading →

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An unfortunate reality

Posted on November 18, 2012 by ariel1001

I volunteer regularly at the VA medical center, and serve as a bedside visitor to patients who are recovering from surgeries or who will remain in the Community Living Center for the rest of their lives.  Usually the patients share … Continue reading →

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Video Game Character Sex Change?

Posted on November 15, 2012 by jocelynlc

http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/ingame/super-dad-hacks-video-game-transforms-hero-his-daughter-1C7040451 This does not necessarily pertain to the division of labor we are currently speaking about, but I thought this article was extremely relevant to our class. It describes how Hoye, the father of a three-year-old daughter, hacked a Legend … Continue reading →

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Women, the workforce, and the household

Posted on November 13, 2012 by sheilass

This topic of the gender divide in housework and childcare is extremely interesting to me since my parents do not conform to “typical” or “traditional” gender roles.  In my family, it was my dad who took the lower paying job … Continue reading →

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Comparing Gender Roles in the U.S. with Other Countries

Posted on November 13, 2012 by dorothea3

In this class, we have predominantly spoken about gender roles within the United States. It would present a striking dialogue if we compared gender dynamics in the U.S. with other regions. For example, prejudices associated with gender are also quite … Continue reading →

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