(PDF) Masculinity and Femininity

Gender (inequality,
constructions of masculinity
and femininity)

Table of Contents
“Parents can promote gender equality and help prevent violence against women: Here's How”. .3
Rational ...........................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES ...............................................................................................................................7

“Parents can promote gender
equality and help prevent violence
against women: Here's How”
Gender inequality and construction of
muscularity & femininity is a major concern in
the present world. A lot of women are
experiencing physical and sexual harassment
which even leads to death. Recently 37
Australian women were killed by violence,
according to studies at least one women is
killed by a existing or former partner in a
week. It is a increasing issue which needs to be
controlled strictly, but needs the contribution
of both the government as well as citizens of
different countries. There are many factors that
drives this cruel violence, the key drivers are
Stereotyped construction of masculinity and
femininity & Rigid gender roles that give rise
to violence against women. Along with this
various academic research shows traditional
attitudes towards gender are one the biggest
predictors of attitudes supporting this violence.
Australia's world first national framework for
preventing violence against women determines
challenging rigid gender stereotypes and roles
as a main action to prevent such action in the
first place. There are various strategies or
measures which can be considered for prevent
gender inequality and violence against women.
Resources available for teaching about
gender equality
Interactive techniques such as storytelling,
games and role playing can assist in teaching
children regarding gender equality. For
example, Parents and children can play a card
game or any other similar activity in order to
match male and female characters doing the
same profession. In Australia, parents can
utilise various resources from the
“BecauseWhy” campaign which was
introduced in 2017 for encouraging parents to
challenge rigid gender stereotypes and
promoting different interests with their young
children. A campaign run by Our watch
includes digital resources such as online
articles, short films and websites.