Question

Reflect on how you think gender shapes your experience.

Give specific examples of how you think gender fundamentally shapes your lived experiences. This is not as easy as it sounds- it might help to think about how you might behave differently in a given situation if you were a different gender.

Answer 1

Gender shapes our experience in different ways . For example as a man have always behaved under the societal construct which is made according to the male gender . Gender can impact your behavior in different ways for example a female if she wears short clothes experience discrimination where a male wearing short clothes does not get affected .As a man my gender offers me privilege over other genders .The patriarchal privileges I get are quite prevalent in the society. This need to be changed .Similarly when it comes to non binary genders they find it more difficult to adjust themselves according to the heteronormative lens of the society. They face social exclusion many times . Gender roles associated with different genders shapes our behavior and personality .For example as a male my gender is associated with bread earner of the family . On the other hand females are considered housewives and they have less freedom than men in society . If I would have been born in a different gender definitely I would have less freedom than the male gender and I would have been moulded my personality in a different way .