English is a naturally sexist language. Words like Chairman, manhole, waiter etc. The Chairman is now known as Chairperson so not to offend a lady who might actually be in charge. So, to use a word like Chairperson instead of Chairman is to...
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Gender is socially and culturally constructed concept based on biological differences of sexes primarily male and female. While biological differences can't be removed totally but gendered attributed masculine and faminine qualitties can be...
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Gender sensitivity: An approach that considers the presence of social, cultural, economic, and political inequalities that may exist between men and women. (Tisch and Wallace 1994: 162) ... Gender violence: Any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or psychological harm...
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The concept of gender sensitivity has been developed as a way to reduce barriers to ... relevant raw material for the study of gender sensitivity. ...
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A training Manual for sensitizing educational managers, curriculum and material developers and media professional to gender concerns, N Aksormkool, UNESCO, 2002.
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However, the Committee itself hits a new low on the gender-sensitivity scale when it recommends that the offence of cruelty under section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) be made compoundable and bailable.
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Gender Sensitive Organization ... The most change resistant being the gender inequality issue. This is sad because the secondary role of woman in our society has more to do with our own indifferent behavior and tolerance of injustice to the issue than being a Muslim or being a Pakistani.
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However, even if females have achieved the skills or means necessary to successfully perform in a certain job, they too are often denied opportunities solely because of their gender. It is a great disadvantage to females to forget each other.
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The terms and concepts presented here are grouped under two general headings: Gender Sensitivity and Gender Mainstreaming. The first grouping consists of basic concepts that a person preparing for GAD work should learn, while the second grouping includes concepts related to "doing GAD" work.
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Clinicians' sensitivity to gender issues can be greatly enhanced by realistic knowledge about differences between the situations and conditions that affect elderly men and those that affect elderly women.
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