so this time last year my friend Emily had her first baby and I remember really
had her first baby and I remember really
had her first baby and I remember really really clearly when she was pregnant
really clearly when she was pregnant
really clearly when she was pregnant mostly I remember because she had to
mostly I remember because she had to
mostly I remember because she had to give up drinking and this was really
give up drinking and this was really
give up drinking and this was really unfortunate this was our favorite thing
unfortunate this was our favorite thing
unfortunate this was our favorite thing to do we used to go to the pub every
to do we used to go to the pub every
to do we used to go to the pub every week and set the world’s to write and
week and set the world’s to write and
week and set the world’s to write and now we couldn’t do this anymore which
now we couldn’t do this anymore which
now we couldn’t do this anymore which was really unfortunate we had to come up
was really unfortunate we had to come up
was really unfortunate we had to come up with new activities which was hard but
with new activities which was hard but
with new activities which was hard but the other thing that I remember about
the other thing that I remember about
the other thing that I remember about her being pregnant was that everybody
her being pregnant was that everybody
her being pregnant was that everybody would always ask her the same question
would always ask her the same question
would always ask her the same question when they found out she was having a
when they found out she was having a
when they found out she was having a baby and I’m sure all of you can guess
baby and I’m sure all of you can guess
baby and I’m sure all of you can guess what that question is right so the first
what that question is right so the first
what that question is right so the first question when you find out someone is
question when you find out someone is
question when you find out someone is pregnant is you want to know are you
pregnant is you want to know are you
pregnant is you want to know are you having a girl or a boy and Emily she’s
having a girl or a boy and Emily she’s
having a girl or a boy and Emily she’s English like me so she’s very polite and
English like me so she’s very polite and
English like me so she’s very polite and she actually answered people properly
she actually answered people properly
she actually answered people properly and she said that she was having a girl
and she said that she was having a girl
and she said that she was having a girl and Scarlett was born last January I
and Scarlett was born last January I
and Scarlett was born last January I like to think that if I was pregnant and
like to think that if I was pregnant and
like to think that if I was pregnant and somebody asked me if I was having a girl
somebody asked me if I was having a girl
somebody asked me if I was having a girl or a boy that I would respond probably
or a boy that I would respond probably
or a boy that I would respond probably or that maybe if I was feeling extra
or that maybe if I was feeling extra
or that maybe if I was feeling extra cheeky I might say well I don’t know I’m
cheeky I might say well I don’t know I’m
cheeky I might say well I don’t know I’m sure they’ll let me know when they’re
sure they’ll let me know when they’re
sure they’ll let me know when they’re old enough to figure it out for
old enough to figure it out for
old enough to figure it out for themselves so even though I always have
themselves so even though I always have
themselves so even though I always have this reaction and get kind of annoyed by
this reaction and get kind of annoyed by
this reaction and get kind of annoyed by this question I really understand where
this question I really understand where
this question I really understand where it comes from
it comes from
it comes from the reason why people care about this
the reason why people care about this
the reason why people care about this question so much is that gender whether
question so much is that gender whether
question so much is that gender whether we want it to be or not is the backdrop
we want it to be or not is the backdrop
we want it to be or not is the backdrop against which we live our entire lives
against which we live our entire lives
against which we live our entire lives so gender impacts what we wear it
so gender impacts what we wear it
so gender impacts what we wear it impacts how we interact with people it
impacts how we interact with people it
impacts how we interact with people it impacts the toys that we buy it impacts
impacts the toys that we buy it impacts
impacts the toys that we buy it impacts who we sit with in the school lunch room
who we sit with in the school lunch room
who we sit with in the school lunch room and it even impacts where we can and
and it even impacts where we can and
and it even impacts where we can and can’t go to the toilet right so it’s
can’t go to the toilet right so it’s
can’t go to the toilet right so it’s really really pervasive so when I think
really really pervasive so when I think
really really pervasive so when I think about gender and how I became interested
about gender and how I became interested
about gender and how I became interested in it sometimes I wonder if it’s because
in it sometimes I wonder if it’s because
in it sometimes I wonder if it’s because when I was a little girl I was a little
when I was a little girl I was a little
when I was a little girl I was a little gender ambiguous my mum didn’t know how
gender ambiguous my mum didn’t know how
gender ambiguous my mum didn’t know how to style hair so she just cut it short
to style hair so she just cut it short
to style hair so she just cut it short this is me with a mullet at age seven
this is me with a mullet at age seven
this is me with a mullet at age seven it’s slightly embarrassing I can’t be
it’s slightly embarrassing I can’t be
it’s slightly embarrassing I can’t be from showing this to the world but this
from showing this to the world but this
from showing this to the world but this is what I used to look like and one of
is what I used to look like and one of
is what I used to look like and one of my earliest memories is
my earliest memories is
my earliest memories is going to the post office with my mum and
going to the post office with my mum and
going to the post office with my mum and with my brother and this woman coming
with my brother and this woman coming
with my brother and this woman coming over and saying to my mum Oh what
over and saying to my mum Oh what
over and saying to my mum Oh what beautiful twin boys you have and I’m
beautiful twin boys you have and I’m
beautiful twin boys you have and I’m sure my brother doesn’t remember this at
sure my brother doesn’t remember this at
sure my brother doesn’t remember this at all but for me it was somewhat of a
all but for me it was somewhat of a
all but for me it was somewhat of a traumatic experience this is actually
traumatic experience this is actually
traumatic experience this is actually why I always have long hair because it
why I always have long hair because it
why I always have long hair because it like really impacted me that much and so
like really impacted me that much and so
like really impacted me that much and so I think sometimes maybe this is where my
I think sometimes maybe this is where my
I think sometimes maybe this is where my interest came from I’ve always been
interest came from I’ve always been
interest came from I’ve always been interested in what it means to be a girl
interested in what it means to be a girl
interested in what it means to be a girl what it means to be a boy what gender is
what it means to be a boy what gender is
what it means to be a boy what gender is what that means what gender identity
what that means what gender identity
what that means what gender identity means and so I spent the last fifteen
means and so I spent the last fifteen
means and so I spent the last fifteen years of my life and it’s crazy to think
years of my life and it’s crazy to think
years of my life and it’s crazy to think I’ve been doing this for that long
I’ve been doing this for that long
I’ve been doing this for that long studying gender so today what I’m gonna
studying gender so today what I’m gonna
studying gender so today what I’m gonna tell you about is how psychology has
tell you about is how psychology has
tell you about is how psychology has been approaching gender historically and
been approaching gender historically and
been approaching gender historically and how I think we need to be approaching it
how I think we need to be approaching it
how I think we need to be approaching it not just in psychology but as a society
not just in psychology but as a society
not just in psychology but as a society as we move forward so I’m gonna start
as we move forward so I’m gonna start
as we move forward so I’m gonna start off by telling you a little bit of some
off by telling you a little bit of some
off by telling you a little bit of some of the history of how psychologists have
of the history of how psychologists have
of the history of how psychologists have conceptualized gender so one of the
conceptualized gender so one of the
conceptualized gender so one of the first gender models was terminal miles
first gender models was terminal miles
first gender models was terminal miles and they came up with this bipolar model
and they came up with this bipolar model
and they came up with this bipolar model with masculinity on one end and
with masculinity on one end and
with masculinity on one end and femininity on the other and so you could
femininity on the other and so you could
femininity on the other and so you could fall anywhere on the scale regardless of
fall anywhere on the scale regardless of
fall anywhere on the scale regardless of your biological sex and this was
your biological sex and this was
your biological sex and this was actually pretty revolutionary for its
actually pretty revolutionary for its
actually pretty revolutionary for its time this came out in the 30s 1936 they
time this came out in the 30s 1936 they
time this came out in the 30s 1936 they published a book on this and I still
published a book on this and I still
published a book on this and I still here to this day students and sometimes
here to this day students and sometimes
here to this day students and sometimes colleagues and friends referring to
colleagues and friends referring to
colleagues and friends referring to gender as something that happens along a
gender as something that happens along a
gender as something that happens along a continuum so as I said this was
continuum so as I said this was
continuum so as I said this was progressive but there are some problems
progressive but there are some problems
progressive but there are some problems with this type of model so with this
with this type of model so with this
with this type of model so with this model you can be a little bit feminine
model you can be a little bit feminine
model you can be a little bit feminine you could be a lot feminine you could be
you could be a lot feminine you could be
you could be a lot feminine you could be a little bit masculine you can be a lot
a little bit masculine you can be a lot
a little bit masculine you can be a lot masculine but you can’t be very feminine
masculine but you can’t be very feminine
masculine but you can’t be very feminine and very masculine at the same time so
and very masculine at the same time so
and very masculine at the same time so in the 1970s there were two feminist
in the 1970s there were two feminist
in the 1970s there were two feminist psychologists who were working
psychologists who were working
psychologists who were working independently so an constantinople was
independently so an constantinople was
independently so an constantinople was one of them and Sandra BEM some of you
one of them and Sandra BEM some of you
one of them and Sandra BEM some of you may have heard of her was another one
may have heard of her was another one
may have heard of her was another one and they both wrote separate papers
and they both wrote separate papers
and they both wrote separate papers talking about the idea that people could
talking about the idea that people could
talking about the idea that people could be feminine they could be masculine or
be feminine they could be masculine or
be feminine they could be masculine or they could be both feminine and
they could be both feminine and
they could be both feminine and masculine and so Sandra BEM actually
masculine and so Sandra BEM actually
masculine and so Sandra BEM actually coined a term for this you may have
coined a term for this you may have
coined a term for this you may have heard of it before
heard of it before
heard of it before psychological androgyny so I’m gonna
psychological androgyny so I’m gonna
psychological androgyny so I’m gonna tell you a little bit now about my
tell you a little bit now about my
tell you a little bit now about my history with studying gender
history with studying gender
history with studying gender so I did my PhD at West Virginia
so I did my PhD at West Virginia
so I did my PhD at West Virginia University and when I got there I knew
University and when I got there I knew
University and when I got there I knew that I wanted to study gender that’s
that I wanted to study gender that’s
that I wanted to study gender that’s actually why I picked WVU there’s a
actually why I picked WVU there’s a
actually why I picked WVU there’s a bunch of great gender researchers there
bunch of great gender researchers there
bunch of great gender researchers there and so when you’re a first-year graduate
and so when you’re a first-year graduate
and so when you’re a first-year graduate student you spend a lot of time just
student you spend a lot of time just
student you spend a lot of time just wallowing in the literature and so I was
wallowing in the literature and so I was
wallowing in the literature and so I was reading all of these things about gender
reading all of these things about gender
reading all of these things about gender and gender identity and I found myself
and gender identity and I found myself
and gender identity and I found myself getting really confused and overwhelmed
getting really confused and overwhelmed
getting really confused and overwhelmed I felt sorry just couldn’t understand
I felt sorry just couldn’t understand
I felt sorry just couldn’t understand any of it people were approaching it in
any of it people were approaching it in
any of it people were approaching it in so many different ways that I actually
so many different ways that I actually
so many different ways that I actually kind of gave up on studying gender
kind of gave up on studying gender
kind of gave up on studying gender identity and I decided I was gonna study
identity and I decided I was gonna study
identity and I decided I was gonna study gender and friendships which I’ve really
gender and friendships which I’ve really
gender and friendships which I’ve really enjoyed and they really like but
enjoyed and they really like but
enjoyed and they really like but recently two years ago I sat down to
recently two years ago I sat down to
recently two years ago I sat down to actually write a paper on gender
actually write a paper on gender
actually write a paper on gender identity and so again I went back to the
identity and so again I went back to the
identity and so again I went back to the literature and I typed gender identity
literature and I typed gender identity
literature and I typed gender identity into EBSCOhost which is an academic
into EBSCOhost which is an academic
into EBSCOhost which is an academic database that indexes hundreds and
database that indexes hundreds and
database that indexes hundreds and thousands of academic articles and I got
thousands of academic articles and I got
thousands of academic articles and I got back over 11,000 articles all with this
back over 11,000 articles all with this
back over 11,000 articles all with this keyword gender identity and so I thought
keyword gender identity and so I thought
keyword gender identity and so I thought oh let me just take a little sampling of
oh let me just take a little sampling of
oh let me just take a little sampling of these I’ll have a look and see how
these I’ll have a look and see how
these I’ll have a look and see how people are defining gender identity and
people are defining gender identity and
people are defining gender identity and what I found was pretty crazy there are
what I found was pretty crazy there are
what I found was pretty crazy there are lots of different definitions so one of
lots of different definitions so one of
lots of different definitions so one of them was how you feel about your gender
them was how you feel about your gender
them was how you feel about your gender femininity and masculinity gendered
femininity and masculinity gendered
femininity and masculinity gendered behavior gender contentment bias toward
behavior gender contentment bias toward
behavior gender contentment bias toward gender groups body gender identity
gender groups body gender identity
gender groups body gender identity pressure to form to conform to gender
pressure to form to conform to gender
pressure to form to conform to gender roles whether someone’s butch or femme
roles whether someone’s butch or femme
roles whether someone’s butch or femme and then even erotic roles so all of
and then even erotic roles so all of
and then even erotic roles so all of these things came up as gender identity
these things came up as gender identity
these things came up as gender identity so when I saw these I actually felt
so when I saw these I actually felt
so when I saw these I actually felt comforted for a few minutes because it’s
comforted for a few minutes because it’s
comforted for a few minutes because it’s like oh it’s not just me who finds this
like oh it’s not just me who finds this
like oh it’s not just me who finds this confusing everyone’s confused we’ve all
confusing everyone’s confused we’ve all
confusing everyone’s confused we’ve all got different definitions and then the
got different definitions and then the
got different definitions and then the more I looked at these the more I
more I looked at these the more I
more I looked at these the more I realized well maybe this is what gender
realized well maybe this is what gender
realized well maybe this is what gender is we’re trying to narrow it down so
is we’re trying to narrow it down so
is we’re trying to narrow it down so much into one thing and maybe it isn’t
much into one thing and maybe it isn’t
much into one thing and maybe it isn’t really one thing and so fortunately for
really one thing and so fortunately for
really one thing and so fortunately for me I’m not the only person in psychology
me I’m not the only person in psychology
me I’m not the only person in psychology thinking this way so a good friend of
thinking this way so a good friend of
thinking this way so a good friend of mine and colleague Charlotte Tate has
mine and colleague Charlotte Tate has
mine and colleague Charlotte Tate has written this wonderful paper where she
written this wonderful paper where she
written this wonderful paper where she describes the gender bundle so I’m gonna
describes the gender bundle so I’m gonna
describes the gender bundle so I’m gonna present that to you today so you can
present that to you today so you can
present that to you today so you can imagine coming downstairs the door bells
imagine coming downstairs the door bells
imagine coming downstairs the door bells rung you open it up oh there’s a big box
rung you open it up oh there’s a big box
rung you open it up oh there’s a big box of gender isn’t this exciting so we’ll
of gender isn’t this exciting so we’ll
of gender isn’t this exciting so we’ll open it up out comes a whole bunch of
open it up out comes a whole bunch of
open it up out comes a whole bunch of gender for us to look
gender for us to look
gender for us to look and so now I’m gonna go through each of
and so now I’m gonna go through each of
and so now I’m gonna go through each of these things and explain them to you a
these things and explain them to you a
these things and explain them to you a little bit so the first one we’ve got
little bit so the first one we’ve got
little bit so the first one we’ve got here is your birth assigned gender
here is your birth assigned gender
here is your birth assigned gender category so this is the gender that is
category so this is the gender that is
category so this is the gender that is assigned to you at Birth by some kind of
assigned to you at Birth by some kind of
assigned to you at Birth by some kind of cultural Authority so essentially
cultural Authority so essentially
cultural Authority so essentially someone looks at your genitals and says
someone looks at your genitals and says
someone looks at your genitals and says you’re a boy you’re a girl or you’re
you’re a boy you’re a girl or you’re
you’re a boy you’re a girl or you’re something else maybe you’re intersex
something else maybe you’re intersex
something else maybe you’re intersex so the second one is your current gender
so the second one is your current gender
so the second one is your current gender identity and this is your self
identity and this is your self
identity and this is your self categorization so how do you feel what
categorization so how do you feel what
categorization so how do you feel what gender do you know yourself to be
gender do you know yourself to be
gender do you know yourself to be and our gender identity profiles are
and our gender identity profiles are
and our gender identity profiles are calculated between both of these so if
calculated between both of these so if
calculated between both of these so if your birth assigned gender category
your birth assigned gender category
your birth assigned gender category matches with your current gender
matches with your current gender
matches with your current gender identity we say that you’re cisgender
identity we say that you’re cisgender
identity we say that you’re cisgender and if it’s different we say that you’re
and if it’s different we say that you’re
and if it’s different we say that you’re transgender so now back to the rest of
transgender so now back to the rest of
transgender so now back to the rest of the gender bundle so we’ve got gender
the gender bundle so we’ve got gender
the gender bundle so we’ve got gender roles so this is how well you are dear
roles so this is how well you are dear
roles so this is how well you are dear to society’s expectations for your
to society’s expectations for your
to society’s expectations for your gender
gender
gender we’ve got gender social presentation so
we’ve got gender social presentation so
we’ve got gender social presentation so this is how you look do you present as
this is how you look do you present as
this is how you look do you present as feminine do you present as masculine or
feminine do you present as masculine or
feminine do you present as masculine or do you play around with gender and the
do you play around with gender and the
do you play around with gender and the way that you dress and the way that you
way that you dress and the way that you
way that you dress and the way that you appear and then the last one is gender
appear and then the last one is gender
appear and then the last one is gender evaluations so how do you feel about
evaluations so how do you feel about
evaluations so how do you feel about your own gender group and how do you
your own gender group and how do you
your own gender group and how do you feel about the other gender group so
feel about the other gender group so
feel about the other gender group so looking at this bundle I thought that it
looking at this bundle I thought that it
looking at this bundle I thought that it was great I really liked it but I felt
was great I really liked it but I felt
was great I really liked it but I felt that I wanted to add some more things to
that I wanted to add some more things to
that I wanted to add some more things to it so in my own work I’ve added gender
it so in my own work I’ve added gender
it so in my own work I’ve added gender salience so this refers to how aware you
salience so this refers to how aware you
salience so this refers to how aware you are of your gender in any given moment
are of your gender in any given moment
are of your gender in any given moment I’ve also added gender type personality
I’ve also added gender type personality
I’ve also added gender type personality traits so this refers to how feminine or
traits so this refers to how feminine or
traits so this refers to how feminine or masculine you are in terms of your
masculine you are in terms of your
masculine you are in terms of your stereotypical traits so are you
stereotypical traits so are you
stereotypical traits so are you assertive are you nurturing and then the
assertive are you nurturing and then the
assertive are you nurturing and then the last one that I added was gender
last one that I added was gender
last one that I added was gender reference group identity so this is how
reference group identity so this is how
reference group identity so this is how similar and how psychologically
similar and how psychologically
similar and how psychologically connected you feel to your own gender so
connected you feel to your own gender so
connected you feel to your own gender so hopefully you’re looking at this bundle
hopefully you’re looking at this bundle
hopefully you’re looking at this bundle and this is kind of making sense to you
and this is kind of making sense to you
and this is kind of making sense to you and you’re thinking yes yes this is
and you’re thinking yes yes this is
and you’re thinking yes yes this is gender it’s all of these different
gender it’s all of these different
gender it’s all of these different things and maybe you’re even adding some
things and maybe you’re even adding some
things and maybe you’re even adding some of your own little boxes as you look at
of your own little boxes as you look at
of your own little boxes as you look at this which I hope you are but I’m going
this which I hope you are but I’m going
this which I hope you are but I’m going to complicate this just a little bit
to complicate this just a little bit
to complicate this just a little bit more so I talked about Sandra BEM
more so I talked about Sandra BEM
more so I talked about Sandra BEM earlier
earlier
earlier Sandra BEM came up with a measure so in
Sandra BEM came up with a measure so in
Sandra BEM came up with a measure so in psychology when we give people
psychology when we give people
psychology when we give people questioned Hasmik all the measures so
questioned Hasmik all the measures so
questioned Hasmik all the measures so she came up with a measure to assess
she came up with a measure to assess
she came up with a measure to assess people’s femininity and masculinity so
people’s femininity and masculinity so
people’s femininity and masculinity so their gender type personality traits
their gender type personality traits
their gender type personality traits and this is kind of what it looks like
and this is kind of what it looks like
and this is kind of what it looks like these are some sample items from this
these are some sample items from this
these are some sample items from this measure so this would be given to people
measure so this would be given to people
measure so this would be given to people and they would look at it and they would
and they would look at it and they would
and they would look at it and they would go through and they would indicate on a
go through and they would indicate on a
go through and they would indicate on a scale of zero to seven how true these
scale of zero to seven how true these
scale of zero to seven how true these statements are for them and so when
statements are for them and so when
statements are for them and so when they’re doing this they’re doing this
they’re doing this they’re doing this
they’re doing this they’re doing this just at one point in time so your
just at one point in time so your
just at one point in time so your femininity ‘m masculinity is being
femininity ‘m masculinity is being
femininity ‘m masculinity is being measured at one point in time and you’re
measured at one point in time and you’re
measured at one point in time and you’re answering this in terms of how typical
answering this in terms of how typical
answering this in terms of how typical this trait is for you in general so this
this trait is for you in general so this
this trait is for you in general so this assumes that these traits are stable and
assumes that these traits are stable and
assumes that these traits are stable and that they’re consistent over time and
that they’re consistent over time and
that they’re consistent over time and over context and i don’t know about you
over context and i don’t know about you
over context and i don’t know about you but when i think about my own life this
but when i think about my own life this
but when i think about my own life this is definitely not true so sometimes I’m
is definitely not true so sometimes I’m
is definitely not true so sometimes I’m really not sure and loving and kind and
really not sure and loving and kind and
really not sure and loving and kind and that’s usually when I see a big fluffy
that’s usually when I see a big fluffy
that’s usually when I see a big fluffy dog because like everyone else I see a
dog because like everyone else I see a
dog because like everyone else I see a big fluffy dog they just get down on the
big fluffy dog they just get down on the
big fluffy dog they just get down on the ground and start snuggling it and say
ground and start snuggling it and say
ground and start snuggling it and say this is what they do when they see a dog
this is what they do when they see a dog
this is what they do when they see a dog so this is me being nurturing but
so this is me being nurturing but
so this is me being nurturing but sometimes I can be assertive so in my
sometimes I can be assertive so in my
sometimes I can be assertive so in my classes I have a rule they teach college
classes I have a rule they teach college
classes I have a rule they teach college I have a rule that I do not accept late
I have a rule that I do not accept late
I have a rule that I do not accept late papers and I actually every time I talk
papers and I actually every time I talk
papers and I actually every time I talk about this I get one wound up about it
about this I get one wound up about it
about this I get one wound up about it because I get really annoyed I do not
because I get really annoyed I do not
because I get really annoyed I do not take late papers I think it’s a good
take late papers I think it’s a good
take late papers I think it’s a good lesson for students to learn that you
lesson for students to learn that you
lesson for students to learn that you have to turn things and on time and so
have to turn things and on time and so
have to turn things and on time and so if a student asks me which inevitably
if a student asks me which inevitably
if a student asks me which inevitably every semester someone will come up to
every semester someone will come up to
every semester someone will come up to me and say can I turn this in it’s late
me and say can I turn this in it’s late
me and say can I turn this in it’s late and I say no I told you at the beginning
and I say no I told you at the beginning
and I say no I told you at the beginning of the semester I don’t take late papers
of the semester I don’t take late papers
of the semester I don’t take late papers and so I’m always proud of myself for
and so I’m always proud of myself for
and so I’m always proud of myself for being really assertive about this and
being really assertive about this and
being really assertive about this and then sometimes you get these students
then sometimes you get these students
then sometimes you get these students who just will not stop asking and in
who just will not stop asking and in
who just will not stop asking and in these cases I can even get aggressive so
these cases I can even get aggressive so
these cases I can even get aggressive so these are examples of masculine traits
these are examples of masculine traits
these are examples of masculine traits right but depending on the context and
right but depending on the context and
right but depending on the context and who I’m interacting with I’m going to be
who I’m interacting with I’m going to be
who I’m interacting with I’m going to be either more feminine so typically
either more feminine so typically
either more feminine so typically feminine or stereotypically masculine
feminine or stereotypically masculine
feminine or stereotypically masculine and you don’t have to just take my
and you don’t have to just take my
and you don’t have to just take my example so President Obama we can look
example so President Obama we can look
example so President Obama we can look at him I know a lot of people are
at him I know a lot of people are
at him I know a lot of people are missing him right now he’s a good
missing him right now he’s a good
missing him right now he’s a good example to use so we’ve seen him exhibit
example to use so we’ve seen him exhibit
example to use so we’ve seen him exhibit good leadership skills that’s
good leadership skills that’s
good leadership skills that’s stereotypically masculine people always
stereotypically masculine people always
stereotypically masculine people always talked about him playing basketball so
talked about him playing basketball so
talked about him playing basketball so that’s competitive again a masculine
that’s competitive again a masculine
that’s competitive again a masculine trait and we’ve seen him be really
trait and we’ve seen him be really
trait and we’ve seen him be really assertive as well but we also see him
assertive as well but we also see him
assertive as well but we also see him act
act
act find a nurturing with his family he was
find a nurturing with his family he was
find a nurturing with his family he was yielding when he let the kids get a dog
yielding when he let the kids get a dog
yielding when he let the kids get a dog remember that everyone was talking about
remember that everyone was talking about
remember that everyone was talking about them getting a dog at the White House
them getting a dog at the White House
them getting a dog at the White House and we’ve even seen him be emotional
and we’ve even seen him be emotional
and we’ve even seen him be emotional after the Sandy Hook shooting so again
after the Sandy Hook shooting so again
after the Sandy Hook shooting so again you can see it’s not just me
you can see it’s not just me
you can see it’s not just me probably for all of us it depends on the
probably for all of us it depends on the
probably for all of us it depends on the context who were interacting with and
context who were interacting with and
context who were interacting with and what we’re doing as to how feminine or
what we’re doing as to how feminine or
what we’re doing as to how feminine or how masculine we are so back to the
how masculine we are so back to the
how masculine we are so back to the gender bundle so I’ve just focused just
gender bundle so I’ve just focused just
gender bundle so I’ve just focused just now on one of these components so I
now on one of these components so I
now on one of these components so I focus on gender type personality traits
focus on gender type personality traits
focus on gender type personality traits but when you look at this bundle you can
but when you look at this bundle you can
but when you look at this bundle you can see that there are many components here
see that there are many components here
see that there are many components here that might vary across context there are
that might vary across context there are
that might vary across context there are some that are going to stay the same so
some that are going to stay the same so
some that are going to stay the same so our birth assigned gender category it
our birth assigned gender category it
our birth assigned gender category it doesn’t really matter who we’re
doesn’t really matter who we’re
doesn’t really matter who we’re interacting with or what we’re doing
interacting with or what we’re doing
interacting with or what we’re doing that’s probably going to stay the same
that’s probably going to stay the same
that’s probably going to stay the same but something like our gender
but something like our gender
but something like our gender evaluations is probably going to vary so
evaluations is probably going to vary so
evaluations is probably going to vary so I might feel differently about my gender
I might feel differently about my gender
I might feel differently about my gender if I’ve just watched Hillary Clinton on
if I’ve just watched Hillary Clinton on
if I’ve just watched Hillary Clinton on TV versus watching Keeping Up with the
TV versus watching Keeping Up with the
TV versus watching Keeping Up with the Kardashians which I will say is one of
Kardashians which I will say is one of
Kardashians which I will say is one of my dirty little secrets I really like
my dirty little secrets I really like
my dirty little secrets I really like the show and likewise my evaluation of
the show and likewise my evaluation of
the show and likewise my evaluation of the other sexes will probably vary
the other sexes will probably vary
the other sexes will probably vary depending on whether or not the guy I’m
depending on whether or not the guy I’m
depending on whether or not the guy I’m dating has recently made me some soup so
dating has recently made me some soup so
dating has recently made me some soup so what I want you to take away from this
what I want you to take away from this
what I want you to take away from this is first of all that gender is
is first of all that gender is
is first of all that gender is multi-dimensional we shouldn’t be
multi-dimensional we shouldn’t be
multi-dimensional we shouldn’t be thinking about it as just being one
thinking about it as just being one
thinking about it as just being one thing anymore and I also want us to be
thing anymore and I also want us to be
thing anymore and I also want us to be thinking about gender as being variable
thinking about gender as being variable
thinking about gender as being variable and context dependent so in the
and context dependent so in the
and context dependent so in the beginning I was talking about scarlet
beginning I was talking about scarlet
beginning I was talking about scarlet and what does this mean for the world
and what does this mean for the world
and what does this mean for the world that Scarlett who just turned a year old
that Scarlett who just turned a year old
that Scarlett who just turned a year old a couple of weeks ago what does this
a couple of weeks ago what does this
a couple of weeks ago what does this mean for the world she’s growing up in
mean for the world she’s growing up in
mean for the world she’s growing up in well it’s gonna be a little while until
well it’s gonna be a little while until
well it’s gonna be a little while until she’s filling out her passport
she’s filling out her passport
she’s filling out her passport application and deciding what gender
application and deciding what gender
application and deciding what gender she’s gonna pick but for now I know that
she’s gonna pick but for now I know that
she’s gonna pick but for now I know that I’ve definitely seen her behaving
I’ve definitely seen her behaving
I’ve definitely seen her behaving feminine ways she can be very emotional
feminine ways she can be very emotional
feminine ways she can be very emotional and very loving and I’ve also seen her
and very loving and I’ve also seen her
and very loving and I’ve also seen her behave in masculine ways she can be very
behave in masculine ways she can be very
behave in masculine ways she can be very assertive she’s won now but I know that
assertive she’s won now but I know that
assertive she’s won now but I know that when I think about how she’s gonna cope
when I think about how she’s gonna cope
when I think about how she’s gonna cope in the future and how she’s gonna do one
in the future and how she’s gonna do one
in the future and how she’s gonna do one thing that I do know is that she’s
thing that I do know is that she’s
thing that I do know is that she’s pretty much prepared for anything that
pretty much prepared for anything that
pretty much prepared for anything that the context throws at her thank you
the context throws at her thank you
the context throws at her thank you you
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