Class 7 Civics Role played by gender

Ex.II
Ans1. Gender is the way each society sees a 'man' and a 'woman' and the different roles and responsibilities it expects the men and women to take on.

Ans2. Stereotyping is to have certain preconceived notions, which need n necessarily be true, about people and situations. For eg. Women are seen as fit for taking care of the house, cooking, and being a mother and a wife. Men are seen as providers of food and shelter.

Ans3. From the time they are infants, boys and girls are treated differently within most Indian families. Boys are pardoned the most mischievous or antics on the ground that 'boys will be boys'. They are expected to be troublesome. Girls, on the other hand, are expected to be more submissive and obedient.
Girls are expected to help out with the house work while boys are expected to run errands for the family.

Ans4. Since a girl leaves the house after marriage, investing in her welfare was considered to be a waste.
Investing in a boy's future made send as parents felt that later the boy would become the bread-winner of the family and support them in old age.
But this too is changing slowly as people find more and more economically independent women supports their parents in their old age.

Ans5. Even today women are expected to dress and conduct themselves with decorum in public, and not draw attention to themselves in any way. Women who choice to travel on their own, especially after dark, are viewed with suspicion and are often subjected to unwanted attention and comments.

Ans6. The gender- based discrimination of women and girls includes the denial of basic human rights to women, the preference of sons over daughters, and the the se of physical violence against women. Women and girls are deprived of equal access to resources, opportunities and political power.

Ans7. Sine household chores do not bring in any money, a woman's work is considered of no importance and is treated as if it does not exist. This is called the invisibilisation of a woman's work. Even when they work on the agricultural fields, their work is taken for granted.

Ans8. Women who work outside their homes, largely work in the  informal sector which includes all the small and cottage industries that are not bound by the rules laid down by the government. People who work in the informal sector, therefore, often work in the most appalling conditions.

Ans9. To make gender equality's impact felt better, women must have influence in decision making.
Women and girls now have access to opportunities that were previously not available to them. Primary school enrolment rates for girls have jumped. More and more women are part of local bodies.
Several acts have been introduced in Parliament to bring about gender equality. Thirty three percent reserve has been introduced in local government bodies.