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1a. Income inequality in America
- Average pay for US worker?
- Average CEO pay (S&P 500 company)?
- How many years would the average worker have to work to equal the average CEO pay?
4. Revisiting Leadership and Gender
5. The Gender Binary (two boxes)
6. The Gender Spectrum
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8. Assignment # 7. Kids clothing and toys and the Gender Binary (see eBackpack for all assignment resources)
Toys R' US
Babies R' US
- Take a look through the offering for girls and boys toys or clothes.
- Complete the "Gender Socialization" handout as you investigate.
- After completing the handout answer the following reflection questions and submit through eBackpack "Assignment 7."
1. What kinds of things do you think clothes and toys teach children about gender? How do they teach them to be a boy or a girl?
2. Based on your findings with respect to clothing and toys, what does it mean to be a boy or a girl? What kinds of messages do clothes and toys provide children about what it means to be a boy or a girl? In other words, what do boys and girls look like, act like, enjoy doing, and so forth?
3. Are there any ways in which toys and clothing encourage girls and boys to be similar to each other? Explain.
4. Gender, in our society, is a basis for inequality—for assigning people different roles, rewards, responsibilities, and so forth. Discuss how children’s toys and clothing can perpetuate (maintain) this form of inequality.
5. Do you think parents realize what kinds of effects the toys and clothes they buy for their children can have on them? Will the findings from this activity influence the toys and clothes you buy for the children in your life?
9. Beyond the Gender Binary
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