[Prof.

Ed 4]: [Course Title] Gender and Society

VISION
A provide of relevant and quality education to a
society where citizens are competent, skilled,
dignified and community- oriented.

MISSION
An academic institution providing technological,
professional, research and extension programs to
form principled men and women of competencies
and skills responsive to local and global
development needs.

QUALITY POLICY
Northwest Samar State University commits to
provide excellent, relevant, and quality instruction,
research, extension and production by adhering to
regulatory and statutory requirements and pledging
to continually improve its Quality Management
System, thereby satisfying client needs and
producing world- class professionals.

CORE VALUES
Resilience. Integrity. Service. Excellence.

INSTITUTIONAL GRADUATE OUTCOMES

Creative and critical thinkers
Life-long learners
Effective communicators
Morally and socially upright individuals
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About the Teacher

Ma. Gemma Lagarde-Tapel – is a BEED

graduate of Christ the King College, Calbayog
City. She earned her M.A unit in Preschool at
Cebu Normal University and Educational
Management at Christ the King College.
Currently she is working on her Research
study about Inclusive Education as final
requirement in her Master’s Degree major in
Special Education at the University of
Southern Philippines, Cebu City.

She was a preschool teacher for seven years at CKC-Hermann Gmeiner

Elementary Laboratory School. She had been with the Department of
Education for twenty -one years teaching elementary grades and hearing-
impaired pupils. As a hearing-impaired class teacher, she wrote a book
with copyright but unpublished as yet entitled “Beginning Reading and
Writing” for Preschool Hearing Impaired pupils, which can be used not
only by special education teachers and pupils but even regular classroom
teachers as we are now adapting inclusive education.

In March 2012 she was promoted as a Head Teacher. After five years of
being a school head, she transferred to the university because her love and
passion for teaching was still calling her.

At present, she is an Instructor in the College of Education. She has served

as a Program Chair of the Bachelor of Technology and Livelihood
Education (BTLED) and is one of the faculty members handling Prof. Ed
subjects, Ethics and Values Education. And the Head of the NwSSU
Gender and Development.
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Rationale
A Learner’s Guide is a powerful tool in helping students learn according of their own
pacing. This also helps teachers in presenting the course materials in an easy way. This is a
platform used for the purpose of delivering the objective of the course outside the classroom
premise and without teacher’s supervision.
This learner’s guide is intended for students taking GE 10 as an elective course.. This
aims to develop a coherence and explicit academic content within the course objectives. The
said objectives must be realized within a specific time allotment.
Students has to read and answer activities from this guide while they are on offline
class.
This is divided into 4 modules. Each module is composed of several lessons. Each
lesson has parts as reflected in the learning plan. They are as follows:
1. Let’s hit these – shows the goal or objective of the lesson to be achieved by the
learners at the end of the lesson.
2. Let’s get started – this is an enabling activity to motivate students using their prior
knowledge.
3. Let’s find out – this is to help students analyze the given task.
4. Let’s read – this is the part where students are given additional readings or more
information to enrich their knowledge about the lesson.
5. Let’s remember – this is now the part that gives the summary of the lesson.
6. Let’s do this – this is an activity given to measure students’ learnings on the particular
lesson.
7. Post Test. This activity determines what the students have learned.

Course Code: GE 10

Course Title: Gender and Society

Course Description: Concepts, principles, and approaches in the understanding of genders in

the Philippine towards an effective gender responsive society.

Gender and Society is a three-unit course that ignites awareness to the students’
awareness and explores the social construction of gender categories both historically and in
the present. The focus is upon examining the various theoretical perspectives which attempt
to explain the ways in which society has organized "masculine" and "feminine" as the basis
for social inequalities”. (CMO No. 33, series of 2017).
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Course Outcomes : After the end of the course, students are expected to:
1. Develop an understanding of gender as something that is socially constructed.
2. Familiarize with the Philippine Laws concerning sex and gender.
3. Examine how gender relations are fundamentally relations of inequality.
4. Draw attention to how gender inequality remains structurally embedded in a
systematic patriarchy.
5. Describe how gendered inequalities as social exclusions are differently expressed
across different institutions domains.
6. Draw attention to how the concept of feminity and masculinity weave into the
gender inequality construct
7. Demonstrate an understanding of how women, men and transgender individuals are
impacted differently in a wide variety of settings and issues and be able to discuss
gender discrimination and contemporary gender issues in an informed manner.
8. Explore the issue on gender and violence and the laws promulgated to address these
issues.
9. Design a gender responsive platform for the whole campus

Course Content: This course will focused on the following:

1. Legal Basis for the study of Gender and Society
2. Sex, Gender, and Sexuality
3. Theories and Views on Gender
4. Gender and Reproduction
5. Gender-fair Language
6. Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination
7. LGBTQ + Psychology
8. Men and Masculinity
9. Western Women's Movement
10. Women and Education
11. Gender and Media
12. Gender and Labor
13. Gender and Violence
14. Women and the Law
15. Views and Policies on Violence and Discrimination of the members of the
LGBTQ +
The table below shows the outline of the topics to be discussed in the lecture per week
vis-à-vis the course outcomes. It is designed based on the course syllabus approved by the
college Dean in the College of Education.

Course Learning Date of

Week Topics Assessment
Outcomes Submission
1 Familiarize with the Introduction to the Course
Philippine Laws Legal basis for the study of Gender Pencil and 3rd week of
concerning sex and and Society paper test January
gender • CHED Memo no.1, s. 2015
• CEDAW (1981) Essay
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• 1987 Constitution, Art II., Sec. 14

• RA 7192 andd IRR (1992)
• Beijing Platform for Action Paper &
(1995) • RA 9710-Magna Carta for pencil test
Women (2009)

Essay

2-4 At the end of this module, Module 1 – Sex, Gender, and 2nd week of
student are able to: Sexuality February
• Differentiate gender Overview
from sexuality; Sex and gender
• Discuss the Gender Identity
implications of these Sexual Orientation
differences; Appreciating Diversity
• Contemplate your
sexuality and the
importance of
appreciating sexual
diversity
5-8 1. Discuss the historical Module 2 – Theories of Gender
roots of our understanding Development Essay 2nd week of
of gender and sexuality; Theories and Views on Gender March
and Overview
2. Show appreciation of The concept of patriarchy Paper and
how this understanding Historical Views on Gender pencil test
evolved through time, Women Empowerment Make
affected various aspects announcement
of human life. using the
different
platforms
9-12 Differentiate the female Module 3 – Gender and
and the male reproductive Reproduction
systems, and Overview Reflection 2nd week of
Puberty and Ovulation April
Understand the basis for The Process of Pregnancy Paper and
physiologic processes in Effects of early pregnancy in the pencil test
females and males. growing adolescent
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13-16 Identify the ways Module 4 – Gender Fair-

languages discriminates Language Paper and 1st week of
against women; Overview pencil test May 2022
Language and Gender Relation
States forms of GENDER ACROSS LANGUAGE Discussion
discrimination in questions
language; and Violations of gender-fair language
Sexist Language and Culture
Explain how gender-fair Language
language can be realized. Towards a gender-fair language

Course Requirements:
The course requirement for this course are the following:
▪ Reflective Journal (Mid-term)
▪ Design a gender responsive platform for the whole campus (Final term)

Grading Criteria:
Requirement/Assessment Task Percentage
Major Course Output 50%
Major Exams 30%
Class Standing 20%
TOTAL 100%

Course Materials:
▪ Rubrics
▪ Course policies
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Source: [Link]
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Short Answer Rubric

1 2 3 4
Correct answer but Correct answer Correct answer Correct answer
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but no supporting with 1 supporting with 2 supporting
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 MODULE 1
Module Title ex, Gender and Sexuality

Module Description:
Many are still are confused about what is meant to be a male or a female,
feminine or masculine, or to be a man or a woman. Understanding the complexities of
defining and differentiating sex, gender, and sexuality is essential in discussing
gender and sexuality.

Purpose of the Module:

This module's ultimate goal is to help students understand the concept of sex,
gender, and sexuality. It will also explain the differences between these concepts to
reflect on their sexuality and appreciate the realities of sexual diversity.

Module Guide:
In using this module, students must bear in mind that they should have focus in
all the things they will read. At the same time, they must imagine that they are inside
the classroom while answering the activities given. If words are vague and hard to
understand, students must find time to unlock the meaning of those words on their own.

Students must follow the following:

1. Read the lessons carefully and with understanding
2. Answer the post-test
3. Answer all the activities as instructed in each lesson
4. Follow all the instruction written in this module; and
5. Submit necessary requirements on or before the deadline set by the instructor.

Module Outcomes:

In this Module, challenge yourself to:

• Differentiate gender from sexuality;
• Discuss the implications of these differences;
• Contemplate your sexuality and the importance of appreciating sexual
diversity

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 Module Requirements:
At the end of this module, the students will come up with a reflection paper.

Key Terms:
Gender
Gender Identity
Gender Role
Sexuality
Diversity

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 LEARNING PLAN
Lesson No:

Lesson Title: Sex and Gender

Let’s Get Started: Inside the box, write your name, your sex and gender. Then write
also your favourite food, sports, movie, and color.

Let’s Find Out: Answer the following questions as honestly as you can.
1. Do you like your name? Is there a story behind your name?
___________________________________________________________________
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2. How did you like your favourite sport or hobby?
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Let’s Read:

How does your sex, gender, or sexual identity shape the way you learn, love,
work, thrive, and suffer? And furthermore, what is sex? And what is gender? What is
deeply social about an individual’s sexuality? How do our social relationships govern
our gender identity and sexual practices?

The difference between sex and gender.

People often encounter documents where they will indicate their personal
information, including their sex. From school registration form to work-related
documents, one is usually asked to provide sex and not gender. Why is that so? Is it
not sex the same with gender? Historically speaking, the term "sex" and "gender"
were used interchangeably. However, over time, the uses of these terms became
distinct from each other. Sex is determined by biology and does not necessarily
correspond with gender. Sex refers to physical or physiological differences between
males and females (Little & McGivern, 2012). It pertains to one's identity based on
his sexual anatomy and reproductive organs. Generally, sex is assigned at birth. A
child with a penis is categorized as male, while a child with a vagina is a female. In

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 addition to examining the genitals in distinguishing a male and female, biological
markers, like the sex chromosomes, also determine the biological sex of a male and a
female.

On the other hand, gender is a term that refers to social or cultural distinctions
associated with being male or female females (Little & McGivern, 2012). There are
expectations attached to genders, which identifies between a male and female." Males
are typically expected to be masculine, and females are expected to be feminine"
(Peralta et al., 2019). Also, gender manifestations include color, toys, clothes, and
others assigned to males and females.

Additional Reading:

Sex and Gender. What is the difference? By Tim Newman at

[Link] OR

WATCH Sex vs. Gender vs. Orientation at [Link]

POWdRJU&t=135s by Psych2Goat

Let’s Do This: Self-Study Questions:

1. What is the difference between sex and gender?

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2. Why is gender more difficult to define?
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 Lesson No:

Lesson Title: Gender Identity

Let’s Get Started: Examine the picture below.

Source: [Link]

Let’s Find Out: From what you’ve noticed in the picture, answer the following questions:

1. What does the picture tell us?

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2. Who designs your gender identity?
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Let’s Read:

Concerning the concept of gender, one's perception of who they were: a man,
a woman, neither, or both is crucial in understanding anyone's gender identity.
Gender identity refers to the conception of oneself as a male or female. It is the
outward manifestation of a person, whether it is masculine or feminine.

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 There are instances when a person's biological sex does not align with one's
gender identity. These people are often referred to as transgender. A male who is not
comfortable identifying as a man is a transgender man. A woman who does not feel
comfortable identifying as a woman is called a transgender woman.

Additional Readings:

1. Gender Identity Development in Children by Jason Rafferty at

[Link]
[Link].

2. Gender Identity and Gender Role: Definitions Development of Gender Identity by

Medscape at [Link]

Let’s Do This: Self-Study Questions:

1. How does gender identity developed in children?

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2. How do children typically express their gender identity?
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 Lesson No:

Lesson Title: Sexual Orientation

Let’s Get Started:

A. Inside the box write down 5 things you’ve heard about the term “sexual
orientation”. If in case, you haven’t heard anything about it yet, just try to guess
what it means.

MYTH vs FACT. Read the following statements and indicate whether it is a myth or fact
by circling your answer.

1. A person can choose his/her sexual orientation.

MYTH FACT
2. A girl who is athletic is either a lesbian or a transgender.
MYTH FACT
3. You can easily tell a person’s sexual orientation by just looking at him/her.
MYTH FACT
4. A person can be look like a boy or a man and feel in the inside like they are a girl or
a woman.
MYTH FACT

Let’s Find Out.

1. A person can choose his/her sexual orientation.

MYTH FACT

Sexual orientation has to do with the gender(s) of the people we’re attracted to,
physically and romantically. We don’t choose our feelings just like we don’t choose who
we find attractive. What we CAN choose is whether to act on those feelings, as well as
what we call ourselves based on those feelings (our identity)

2. A girl who is athletic is either a lesbian or a transgender.

MYTH FACT

This is another example of stereotyping. Athleticism is a talent and a skill that a

person of any gender can have. Some people who are athletic are heterosexual, some are

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 lesbian or gay, and some are bisexual; similarly, some are female, some are male and
some are transgender

3. You can easily tell a person’s sexual orientation by just looking at him/her.

MYTH FACT

Some people will stereotype another person based on their gender expression. Based
on what they see, they will think they know that person’s sexual orientation. For example,
they will see a masculine guy and assume he is heterosexual. He may be, but he may not be.
And while some people do fulfill stereotypes – that guy may very well be heterosexual – it
does not mean, for example, that all masculine guys or all feminine girls are heterosexual.
Sexual orientation has to do with who a person is attracted to; gender expression is separate
from that

4. A person can be looked like a boy or a man and feel in the inside like they are a girl
or a woman.

MYTH FACT

Some people find the idea of being transgender easier to understand when what
they see matches what they are being told. For example, when Caitlyn Jenner, who was
assigned male at birth, announced she was transgender, many people struggled with
understanding this because Bruce Jenner was a very masculine Olympic champion. Once
she transitioned and looked like a woman, many people saw the connection. Another
good example is Laverne Cox, who is a transgender actress. She is often accepted because
she “looks feminine.”
At the same time, however, it’s important to remember that the outside doesn’t
always have to match the inside. Even before Caitlyn, for example, started altering her
appearance, when she was still known as Bruce, she felt on the inside that she was a
woman. We can look one way, and feel totally different. How we feel on the inside – our
identity – always takes priority over what is on the outside

Let’s Read:
Sexual Orientation
Another aspect of our gender pertains to our emotional and sexual attraction
that a person feels towards another person. This refers to our sexual orientation.
Sexual orientation describes sexual, romantic, and emotional attraction patterns - and
one's sense of identity-based on those attractions.
Sexuality is not about who you have sex with, or how often you have it.
Sexuality is about your sexual feelings, thoughts, attractions and behaviours towards
other people. You can find other people physically, sexually or emotionally attractive,
and all those things are a part of your sexuality.
Sexuality is diverse and personal, and it is an important part of who you are.
Discovering your sexuality can be a very liberating, exciting and positive experience.

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 There are several types of sexual orientation (Peralta et al., 2019).
• People who are attracted to the opposite sex are called "heterosexuals" or "straight."
• People who are attracted to people of the same sex are called “homosexuals," "gay,"
or "lesbian."
• "Bisexual" or "bi" people are attracted to both sexes, male or female.
• LGBT refers to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community.

Additional Readings:

The Diversity of Sex, Gender, and Sexual Orientation by Eric of Strong Medicine
[Link] POWORJU&t=135s

Let’s Do This:
Self-Study Questions:
1. What is meant by sexual orientation and how it is manifested?
___________________________________________________________________
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2. What are the common terminologies used in referring to sexual orientation?
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Let’s Fix THIS: Creating Respectful Classrooms for LGBTQ Students

Watch the video, “Dealing with Difference,” which can be found online at
[Link]
lesbian-gay-and-straight-issues.
After you watch the video, answer the questions that fallows:

1. What happened in this video clip?

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2. What things happened that make the classroom an unsafe environment?

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 ________________________________________________________________
_____________________
3. Why do you think the teacher and other students didn’t say anything to stop the
disrespectful interactions?
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____________________________
4. What should they have done?
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Lesson No:

Lesson Title: Appreciating Diversity

Let’s Get Started: Interview an individual who does not identify his/her gender as
male or female. Ask how he/she is described in the community or environment. Ask
how he/she discovered his/her gender identity.

Let’s Find Out: Answer the following questions in not more than 5 sentences.

1. Define diversity.
2. How are you going to connect it to this course, Gender and Society?
3. When and where are you going to apply the concept of diversity?

Let’s Read:

Appreciating Diversity

Sexuality is complex. Various factors shaped one's sexuality. Mostly, a person's

sexuality starts in childhood and continues to develop as the person grew up. However,
culture and religion play a significant part in the complexity of the concept of sexuality. For
straight individuals, they do not have a problem in identifying their sexuality. That is not the
case for lesbian, bi, gay, or transgender. "Coming out" as transgender is never easy for most
people. Their culture or religion perceived it as taboo or unacceptable. Others see transgender
people as a deviant who does not conform to society's norms, which puts many transgender
in a difficult position.

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 Unless a person is "out" about his or her sexuality, others will only know the sexuality
of a person if that person shares with him or her. Sharing one's sexuality to others can be
both awkward and challenging for many. The fear of not being accepted and condemned is
common for people who are not straight. As some of them experienced harassment or
violence, the call for appreciating diversity and acceptance that other sexualities have been
raised in various rallies and demonstrations. In a society that promotes equality, it must offer
an inclusive environment where everyone feels safe.

Let’s Do This:
1. Think of how gender is portrayed in your community. List down five common
perceptions about men, women, and homosexuals.
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2. What are your general realizations about these perceptions? Do you agree or disagree
of these perceptions? Why or why not?
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Post Test:

I. KNOWLEDGE. (2 points each). Define in your own words the following terms.
1. Gender
2. Sex
3. Sexuality
4. Sexual Orientation
5. Gender identity

II. COMPREHENSION AND ANALYSIS. (5 points each)

1. Why is it essential to differentiate sex and gender?

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 _____________________________________________________________________
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2. Think back to your childhood, how do the toys you play influenced your sexual
orientation?
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3. How do you show your appreciation to people around you considering your
differences?
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END
OF MODULE 1

CONGRATULATIONS AND GOD BLESS YOU!

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References:

Little, W. & McGivern, R. (2012). Chapter 12 - Gender, Sex, and Sexuality (Introduction to
Sociology - 1" Canadian Ed.) Retrieved from
[Link] 12-gender-sex-and sexuality
Newman, T. (2018, February 7). Sex and gender: What is the difference? Retrieved from
[Link]
Peralta, E. P., Botor, N. J., & Laude, T. M. (2019). Gender and Society: A Iluman Ecological
Approach. Manila, Philippines: Rex Bookstore, Inc.

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 Strong Medicine. (2017, October 3) The Diversity of Sex, Gender, and Sexual Orientation.
[Video file]. Retrieved from [Link] P6WdRJU&t=1355
Psych2Go (2018, June 28) Sex vs. Gender vs. Orientation. [Video file). Retrieved from
[Link] POWRJU&t=1355

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