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GENDER NORMS
CONNECTING RACE, CLASS AND GENDER
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PLEASE USE (800) 356-8278 CODE 382566 FOR AUDIO G ENDER N ORMS C ONNECTING R ACE, C LASS AND G ENDER 3 QUESTIONS 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
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RIKI WILCHINS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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YOUTH OF COLOR
Based on studies – not unique to YOC ‘Crisis discourse’ / Resilience & strength
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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”
TERMS & DEFINITIONS
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TERMS & DEFINITIONS
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)
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Kimberle Crenshaw
INTERSECTIONAL
David Eng
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“STRONG GENDERLENS”
Gender Equity but…
…No gender norms, men/boys, LGBTQ …No gender norms, race or class …Nothing on gender norms
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GENDER NORMS ARE LEARNED
ESP DURING “GENDER INTENSIFICATION” PERIOD
Interest accelerates Belief starts to solidify Primary rite of passage/developmental task
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Courtesy of Boondocks
GENDER NORMS TAKE PRACTICE
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IMPACT ENHANCED IN LOW-INCOME ENVIRONMENTS
Codes may be especially narrow Penalties for transgression can be harsh. Intensified for LGBTQ
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GENDER NORMS DRIVE BEHAVIOR
Because beliefs drive behavior
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LGBTQ AND NON-LGBTQ
- 2. Gender Norms
GENDER NON- CONFORMING &/OR LGBTQ GENDER CONFORMING
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MASCULINITY EFFECTS
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
- Dr. Joseph Pleck
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- 3. Gender Norms
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
FEMININITY EFFECTS
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- 3. Gender Norms
GENDER NORMS: EVERY ISSUE
Arts Climate Justice Homelessness
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Gender norms are “central to improving both individual and societal R/H”
“Deconstructing masculinity with young men 13-19” to eliminate violence against women and girls Gender norms “key to effective HIV prevention for MSMs
The powerful influence of gender norms is a foundation of gender inequality.
STRONG PROGRAM BASE
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STRONG RESEARCH BASE
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“Love, sex, and power. Considering women's realities in HIV prevention.” H Amaro . Am Psychol. 1995 Jun;50(6):437-47, 1995 .
US: HISTORICAL DISCONNECT
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US Disconnect: Policy
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A GROWING ECOSYSTEM
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QUESTIONS
CAN WE JUST FOCUS ON THE EQUITY? ”
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BECOMING RACE & GENDER RESPONSIVE
Foundation Grantees Community-Facing Programming
Layers of Intervention Tools
Gender Audit Gender Training Online Toolkits Model Curricula* White Paper Reports
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- B. L. O. O. M.
(Black girls Living Out Our Meaning)
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EASY
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AND EFFECTIVE
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