Gender sensitization refers to the modification of behavior by raising awareness of gender equality concerns. Gender sensitizing "is about changing behavior and instilling empathy into the views that we hold about our own and the other sex. It helps people in "examining their personal attitudes and beliefs and questioning the 'realities' they thought they know. Thus a gender sensitized person not only acquires new patterns of behavior towards persons of 'other' gender, rather sensitization also enables him/her to question his/her attitude, beliefs and values related to the gender concerns.
It is about educating, about creating awareness. It states that sex is attached with biology, whereas gender identifies men and women in any given society, is socially and psychologically determined. Gender is learnt through a process of socialization and through the culture of particular society concerned.
There is an emphasis in focusing in women who as a gender, in many third world countries are often subject to the authority of men. By doing this, it searches for gender equality.
Of course the level of disparities between both genders is higher in developing countries and still more between the poor, where much education, & quot; sensitization & quot; is needed! The more men and women work together, the higher chances of achieving a better life and a better society.
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