COLUMBAN COLLEGE INC.
#1 Street, New Asinan, Olongapo City, Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF ARTS & SCIENCES, AND EDUCATION (CASED)
GEE103 - Gender and Society
#RARElevant: Be Determined, Not
Predetermined
A Campaign Proposing to Break Gender Based Stereotypes
PROPONENTS:
Aurora S. Aurora (BAPOS-II)
Alexandra Corral (BAPOS-II)
Dustin Drury (BAPOS-II)
Carlo Jay Estrella (BAPOS-III)
Christopher John Elbano (BAPOS-II)
SUBMITTED TO:
Mr. RJ Lansang
TITLE: #RARElevant: Be Determined, Not Predetermined
A CAMPAIGN, PROPOSING TO END GENDER BASED
STEREOTYPES, IDENTIFY WHAT IS GENDER BASED
STEREOTYPE AND DETERMINE ITS SOCIALLY
CONSTRUCTED IMPACTS ON AFFECTED INDIVIDUALS
OBJECTIVES:
• To determine what is Gender Based Stereotype.
• To identify different Gender Based Stereotypes in society.
• To promote gender accountability, gender awareness,
gender responsiveness and gender equality.
• To conduct activities that would emphasize the
importance of accepting that gender roles can be
switched.
DESCRIPTION:
Gender Based Stereotypes are a set of norms and roles
imposed and constructed by society wherein these roles
and norms predict and dictate genders of what they
should and should only be doing, despite the ability to do
other roles that belong to the opposite gender. These
stereotypes dictate and limit a person's ability to function
as a social being.
According to the United Nations Human Rights Office,
Gender Stereotyping is a generalised view or
preconception about attributes or characteristics that are
or ought to be possessed by members of a particular
social group or the roles that are or should be performed
by, members of a particular social group.
A gender stereotype is, at its core, a belief and that belief
may cause its holder to make assumptions about
members of the subject group, women and/or men.
PROBLEM:
“Moving beyond recognition that gender stereotyping is an
obstacle to women’s rights to meaningful progress in
implementing human rights obligations to address
harmful stereotypes and wrongful stereotyping will
require all of us – treaty bodies, special procedures, States
Parties, civil society, academics and many others – to give
this issue the serious attention it deserves.”
OHCHR commissioned report – ‘Gender Stereotyping as a human rights violation’
Gender Stereotype affects not just an individual's mental
state for the pressure and judgment of the society. This
also brings social dilemma in terms of one's ability to cope
with the potential discrimination caused by his/her
uniqueness (being different from the assumed roles).
The following are some of the negative impacts caused by
Gender Based Stereotypes:
Impact on Self-Esteem:
Gender stereotypes can contribute to lower self-esteem,
particularly when individuals feel they do not conform to
societal expectations regarding their gender. This can lead
to feelings of inadequacy and a lack of confidence.
(Source: Eagly, A. H., & Karau, S. J. (2002). Role congruity
theory of prejudice toward female leaders. Psychological
Review, 109(3), 573–598.)
Stereotype Threat:
Being aware of negative stereotypes about one's gender
can create stereotype threat, where individuals feel
pressure to conform to these stereotypes, leading to
anxiety and underperformance in relevant tasks.
(Source: Steele, C. M., & Aronson, J. (1995). Stereotype
threat and the intellectual test performance of African
Americans. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology,
69(5), 797–811.)
Limiting Career Aspirations:
Gender stereotypes can influence career choices, with
individuals feeling limited by societal expectations
regarding suitable occupations for their gender. This can
lead to missed opportunities and dissatisfaction in career
paths.
(Source: Diekman, A. B., & Eagly, A. H. (2000). Stereotypes
as dynamic constructs: Women and men of the past,
present, and future. Personality and Social Psychology
Bulletin, 26(10), 1171–1188.)
Body Image Concerns:
Gender stereotypes can contribute to unrealistic ideals of
physical appearance, leading to body dissatisfaction and
potentially harmful behaviors such as disordered eating or
excessive exercise to conform to these ideals.
(Source: Grabe, S., & Hyde, J. S. (2006). Ethnicity and body
dissatisfaction among women in the United States: A
meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin, 132(4), 622–640.)
Relationship Dynamics:
Gender stereotypes can influence relationship dynamics,
affecting communication patterns, decision-making
processes, and expectations within romantic and familial
relationships. This can lead to misunderstandings, power
imbalances, and dissatisfaction.
(Source: Wood, W., & Eagly, A. H. (2012). Biosocial
construction of sex differences and similarities in behavior.
Advances in Experimental Social Psychology, 46, 55–123.)
Here are some of the rampant gender stereotypes that are
usually assumed by society:
Gender Stereotypes for Girls:
1. Girls are expected to be nurturing and caring.
2. Girls should be interested in playing with dolls and
engaging in role-playing activities.
3. The expectation for girls to be more focused on their
appearance and clothing.
4. Girls should excel in subjects like language arts and
social sciences.
5. The assumption that girls are more emotional and
sensitive.
Gender Stereotypes for Boys:
1. Boys are often expected to be assertive, competitive,
and even aggressive.
2. Boys should be interested in playing with action figures
and engaging in adventurous activities.
3. The pressure for boys to suppress emotions and not
show vulnerability.
4. Boys are expected to excel in subjects like math and
science.
5. The notion that boys should be the primary
breadwinners in the future.
SOLUTION:
#RARElevant is a campaign that aims to put an end on
gender based stereotyping in society, to be spearheaded
in Columban College Inc. This campaign aims to promote
not just inclusivity among gender roles but to also
discourage making judgment on people doing the peculiar
in terms of gender roles.
#RARElevant has an endeavor to achieve the promotion of
the following legal bases, observing the essence of
omitting these kinds of stereotypes:
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) is an
international treaty adopted by the United Nations
General Assembly in 1979. Five key provisions from
CEDAW:
1. Article 2: "States Parties condemn discrimination
against women in all its forms, agree to pursue by all
appropriate means and without delay a policy of
eliminating discrimination against women..."
2. Article 5: "States Parties shall take all appropriate
measures: (a) To modify the social and cultural patterns of
conduct of men and women, with a view to achieving the
elimination of prejudices and customary and all other
practices which are based on the idea of the inferiority or
the superiority of either of the sexes or on stereotyped
roles for men and women."
3. Article 11: "States Parties shall take all appropriate
measures to eliminate discrimination against women in
the field of employment in order to ensure, on a basis of
equality of men and women, the same rights..."
4. Article 16: "1. States Parties shall take all appropriate
measures to eliminate discrimination against women in all
matters relating to marriage and family relations and in
particular shall ensure, on a basis of equality of men and
women..."
5. Article 24: "1. States Parties undertake to adopt all
necessary measures at the national level aimed at
achieving the full realization of the right of persons with
disabilities without discrimination of any kind on the basis
of sex."
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a
milestone document adopted by the United Nations
General Assembly in 1948. Here are five articles from the
UDHR:
1. Article 1: "All human beings are born free and equal in
dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and
conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit
of brotherhood."
2. Article 3: "Everyone has the right to life, liberty, and
security of person."
3. Article 12: "No one shall be subjected to arbitrary
interference with his privacy, family, home or
correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and
reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the
law against such interference or attacks."
4. Article 19: "Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion
and expression; this right includes freedom to hold
opinions without interference and to seek, receive and
impart information and ideas through any media and
regardless of frontiers."
5. Article 26: "Everyone has the right to education.
Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and
fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be
compulsory."
PROPOSED ACTIVITIES TO BE CONDUCTED:
Once proposal has been approved, the proponents aim to
conduct the following activities inside the Campus'
Premises, targeting both students from the Basic
Education and College Departments of Columban College.
Priori to the activity days, campaign members will be
distributing the brochure to students inside the campus.
DAY ONE
TIMETABLE OF ACTIVITIES
ACTIVITY TIME VENUE IN PARTICIPANTS
CHARGE
Opening 9:00am All CCI
Basic Ed and
Program memers Stage
College
Students
Poster 9:30am Convery Aurora Basic Ed
Making Hall and Students
Drury
Poster 1:00pm Convery Elbano College
Making Hall and Students
Estrella
Essay 3:00pm AVR Corral Basic Ed and
Writing College
Students
Releasing of
Publicity
A week
before Day 1 ---- Aurora ------
Materials Commences
DAY TWO
TIMETABLE OF ACTIVITIES
ACTIVITY TIME VENUE IN PARTICIPANTS
CHARGE
GAD 9:00am Convery All College Students
Seminar: Hall Members
Gender
Based
Stereotypes
CAMPAIGN PUBLICITY MATERIALS
