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For \u003Cspan class=\u0022NormalTextRun SCXW267878639 BCX0\u0022 data-ccp-charstyle=\u0022eop\u0022\u003Eexample, people may think only boys can do DIY and only girls can go to dance lessons, but this simply isn\u2019t true \u2013 anyone can do either of these things, no matter w\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022NormalTextRun SCXW267878639 BCX0\u0022 data-ccp-charstyle=\u0022eop\u0022\u003Ehat their gender is.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW267878639 BCX0\u0022\u003EGender stereotypes can be positive or negative.\u003Cspan class=\u0022NormalTextRun SCXW267878639 BCX0\u0022 data-ccp-charstyle=\u0022eop\u0022\u003E However, the idea of a \u2018positive\u2019 or \u2018negative\u2019 stereotype is complicated and subjective.\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW267878639 BCX0\u0022\u003EExplain that someone may be proud or comfortable with an identity or aspect of self that is associated with their gender, and they may experience that as positive. Someone else may experience that same aspect about themselves as something that is negative and limiting. Any stereotype whether it\u2019s something that most would interpret as \u2018positive\u2019 can be experienced as limiting or confining by others.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW267878639 BCX0\u0022\u003ENow, ask everyone to look at their gender identity and gender expression sheets. Looking at what they\u2019ve written, they should think about anything about their gender identity or gender expression that may be positive or negative gender stereotypes to them. They could also identify anything that might \u2018break\u2019 or go against gender stereotypes for their gender identity.\u00A0\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW267878639 BCX0\u0022\u003EIf anyone feels comfortable doing so, they should share either a few things they\u2019ve written or drawn on their paper and how many (the total number) that broke a gender stereotype. \u00A0\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ol\u003E\n\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022OutlineElement Ltr SCXW267878639 BCX0\u0022\u003E\n\u003Ch3 class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW267878639 BCX0\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022NormalTextRun SCXW267878639 BCX0\u0022 data-ccp-charstyle=\u0022normaltextrun\u0022\u003EWhat\u2019s perceived gender?\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022ListContainerWrapper SCXW267878639 BCX0\u0022\u003E\n\u003Col\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW267878639 BCX0\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022NormalTextRun SCXW267878639 BCX0\u0022 data-ccp-charstyle=\u0022eop\u0022\u003EAsk if anyone knows what perceived gender is.\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW267878639 BCX0\u0022\u003EExplain that perceived gender is the gender someone else thinks you are or sees you as, based on your appearance, behaviour, expression, other gender related characteristics, or the sex assigned to you at birth or identified in documents.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW267878639 BCX0\u0022\u003EHow your gender is seen by others may change depending on the people you\u2019re around, society\u2019s ideas of gender, people\u2019s individual opinions and stereotypes, faiths and beliefs, the media and news, your location or even the year you\u2019re in.\u00A0\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ol\u003E\n\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022OutlineElement Ltr SCXW267878639 BCX0\u0022\u003E\n\u003Ch3 class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW267878639 BCX0\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022NormalTextRun SCXW267878639 BCX0\u0022 data-ccp-charstyle=\u0022normaltextrun\u0022\u003EHow do people attribute our gender?\u003C/span\u003E\u00A0\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022ListContainerWrapper SCXW267878639 BCX0\u0022\u003E\n\u003Col\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW267878639 BCX0\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022NormalTextRun SCXW267878639 BCX0\u0022 data-ccp-charstyle=\u0022eop\u0022\u003EAsk everyone to think about how someone may perceive your gender today. Would they use your gender expression? How else may people perceive our gender?\u00A0\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW267878639 BCX0\u0022\u003EAsk everyone to think if people used our gender expression to perceive our gender, would people\u2019s perceptions of our gender expression be based on gender stereotypes? For example, perceiving someone as a girl because they\u2019ve got long hair and stereotypically girls have long hair.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW267878639 BCX0\u0022\u003EAsk everyone to think what other stereotypes might people have from our perceived gender or gender expression? For example, if you perceive someone as a boy, you might think they are good at DIY, know about cars, or like superheroes because that\u2019s what boys are stereotyped as.\u00A0\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW267878639 BCX0\u0022\u003EAsk people to think if someone perceived our gender, would it match our gender identity today?\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW267878639 BCX0\u0022\u003ETell everyone that gender is\u202Fsomething adults came up with to sort people into groups. Many people think there are only two genders, girls and boys, but this is not true. There are many ways to be a boy, a girl, both, or neither.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW267878639 BCX0\u0022\u003EAsk if anyone has ever been or felt stereotyped just because of their perceived gender or gender expression, such as being told what they should wear or what they should like. For example, they may have been told to wear a skirt or dress because they\u2019re seen as a girl, been bought a toy dinosaur because they\u2019re seen as a boy, they may be told to have short hair because they\u2019re seen as a boy, or they may have been told to like princesses, pink and mermaids because they\u2019re seen as a girl.\u00A0\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW267878639 BCX0\u0022\u003EAsk how it feels when stereotypes don\u2019t fit.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW267878639 BCX0\u0022\u003ERemind everyone that anyone of any gender can take part in or wear anything, as long as they\u2019re happy. Sports, games, hobbies, jobs, characters, clothes, films, music, TV shows\u202Fand books can be for anyone and shouldn\u2019t be used to define someone\u2019s gender. This is why it\u2019s important to not attribute someone\u2019s gender based on their gender expression or stereotypes \u2013 we need to focus on getting to know the true person and celebrate.\u00A0\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ol\u003E\n\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022SCXW267878639 BCX0\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022OutlineElement Ltr SCXW267878639 BCX0\u0022\u003E\n\u003Ch3 class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW267878639 BCX0\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022NormalTextRun SCXW267878639 BCX0\u0022 data-ccp-parastyle=\u0022Heading 4 \u002B underline\u0022\u003ETackling gender perceptions and stereotypes\u003C/span\u003E\u00A0\u003Cspan class=\u0022NormalTextRun SCXW267878639 BCX0\u0022 data-ccp-charstyle=\u0022normaltextrun\u0022\u003E\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022ListContainerWrapper SCXW267878639 BCX0\u0022\u003E\n\u003Col\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW267878639 BCX0\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022NormalTextRun SCXW267878639 BCX0\u0022 data-ccp-charstyle=\u0022normaltextrun\u0022\u003EAsk everyone if it\u2019s it OK when stereotypes don\u2019t fit us? 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