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G ENDER N ORMS 2

R IKI W ILCHINS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3

Y OUTH OF C OLOR Based on studies – not unique to YOC ‘Crisis discourse’ / Resilience & strength 4

T ERMS & D EFINITIONS Sex Primary & secondary bodily characteristics (chromosomes, hormones, etc.) Gender Identity Inner sense of being female or male (or some combination of the two) Sexual Orientation Attraction to members of one or more sexes L G B T Q Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning/”queer” 5

T ERMS & D EFINITIONS Gender “What culture makes out of sex” Norms Widely accepted/expected social behavior (Allison) Gender Norms Socially- constructed ideals, scripts, expectations for “doing” Boy and Girl Part of structural inequality – like race or class (top down/bottom up) 6

I NTERSECTIONAL 7 David Eng Kimberle Crenshaw

“S TRONG G ENDER L ENS” Gender Equity but… …Nothing on gender norms …No gender norms, men/boys, LGBTQ …No gender norms, race or class 8

G ENDER N ORMS A RE L EARNED E SP DURING “ G ENDER I NTENSIFICATION” P ERIOD Interest accelerates Belief starts to solidify Primary rite of passage/developmental task 9

G ENDER N ORMS T AKE P RACTICE Courtesy of Boondocks 10

I MPACT E NHANCED IN L OW- I NCOME E NVIRONMENTS Codes may be especially narrow Intensified for LGBTQ Penalties for transgression can be harsh. 12

G ENDER N ORMS D RIVE B EHAVIOR Because beliefs drive behavior 13

L GBTQ AND N ON -L GBTQ GENDER GENDER NON- CONFORMING CONFORMING &/OR LGBTQ 2. Gender Norms 14

M ASCULINITY E FFECTS More risking-taking (sex, drugs) & violence Drop out early / lower econ outcomes Lower mental health outcomes/stress Contact with police & JJ systems Avoid trauma & health care ED: Punished harshly for same infractions JJ: Violated for subjective ‘attitude’ offenses HLTH: Taken seriously, medicated sooner 16 Dr. Joseph Pleck

F EMININITY E FFECTS Unplanned pregnancy/Partner violence Drop out of school and/or STEM Economically dependent Depression/suicide Avoid trauma care & health care JJ: Punished for status offenses (curfew, truancy) ECON: Nudged towards low-paying service jobs ED: Deportment ( “too loud” “too street”) HLTH: Undertreated for pain, cardiac symptoms 3. Gender Norms 17

G ENDER N ORMS: E VERY I SSUE Homelessness Arts Climate Justice 3. Gender Norms 19

S TRONG P ROGRAM B ASE Gender norms are “central to improving both individual and societal R/H” Gender norms “key to effective HIV prevention for MSMs “Deconstructing masculinity with young men 13- 19” to eliminate The powerful violence against influence of women and girls gender norms is a foundation of gender inequality. 20

S TRONG R ESEARCH B ASE 21

US: H ISTORICAL D ISCONNECT “Love, sex, and power. Considering women's realities in HIV prevention.” H Amaro . Am Psychol. 1995 Jun;50(6):437-47, 1995 . 22

US Disconnect: Policy 23

A G ROWING E COSYSTEM 24

Q UESTIONS C AN W E J UST F OCUS ON THE E QUITY? ” 25

B ECOMING R ACE & G ENDER R ESPONSIVE White Paper Reports Foundation Gender Training Gender Audit Grantees Online Toolkits Community-Facing Programming Model Curricula * Layers of Intervention Tools 27

B. L. O. O. M. (Black girls Living Out Our Meaning) 28

AND E FFECTIVE E ASY 29

THANK YOU! www.truechild.org 33