Gender Sensitisation Program

It’s pretty easy to confuse biological sex with gender they are related but different. Sex is biological difference between men and women whereas gender is a cultural and socially constructed difference between men and women. Gender sensitive refers to the modification of the behavior by raising awareness of gender equality concerns. On 06-02-2020 SAMARTH team took gender and health session at Adarsh Montessori School, Lucknow. Team reached on time Adarsh Montessori School and all the girls were assembled on the courtyard of the school. 100 students attended the session it was a co- education School. The motive of the training was to create awareness among the young girls and boys about the basis issues of gender equality and mutual respect. The session was begun with the interaction with the children, children were looking so excited. Our program manager SAMARTH ms Kaushiki Awasthi focused on various topics that kept the students interested throughout the session and set the tone for an interactive session. The following topics were discussed in the session, what is gender? How do gendered stereotype lead girls to accept themselves as inferior sex? Boys consider themselves the stronger sex which leads them to dismiss and disrespect the opposite se. Girls are prevented from opting for career choices of their as stereotypical thinking leads the parents to set crippling limitation. Girls are not safe, exploited sexually and humiliation by masculinity. Further Ms Ratna Sharma Senior Programme Manager SAMARTH talk about the violence related to gender. She explained gender based violence is a deeply rooted in gender inequality and continues to be one of the most notable human rights violations within all societies. She explain to children that gender based violence is experience by both women and men but the majority of victims are women and girls. In the middle of the session SAMARTH team tried to make students understand through activities the concept of gender and gender related violence. Girls and boys participated with enthusiasm in the activity. In the end girls understood the concept of gender and sex in a wider way. Girls seemed very enthusiastic to talk on the gender related issues. After the open discussion group photograph was taken and many media houses covered the session. In the end girls understood the concept of gender and sex in a wider way. Girls and boys seemed very enthusiastic to talk on the gender related issues.

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