Gender and human sexuality

1. GENDER AND
HUMAN
SEXUALITY
Geeya Mariel M. Antonio

2. •GENDER – social concept on how men
and women should think, feel and act. It
refers to femininity or masculinity of a
person’s role and behaviour as defined by
society.
•HUMAN SEXUALITY – the quality of being
male or female. It is the way in which we

3. • SEX – is the biological basis of being male or
female.
• GENDER – is a social concept of how men and
women should think, feel and act.
• GENDER EQUALITY – permits man and woman
equal enjoyment of human rights.
• GENDER ROLE – refers to the set of roles,
characteristics and expectations of how a man or
woman should feel think and act as influenced by

4. Sexuality toward
yourself
• How you see yourself
• How you think of
yourself
• How you feel about
yourself
Sexuality towards
others
• How you see others
• How you think of
others
• How you feel about
others

5. Self-Love
• Your acceptance
of yourself
Self-Knowledge
• Your
understanding of
your feelings and
your character.
Self-
Confidence
• Your awareness of
the things that
you can do well.
Self-Respect
• Your regard for
yourself as a
worthwhile
person.
Self-Expression
• Your way of
showing your
individuality in
expressing
yourself as a man
or as a woman.

6. 1.Giving birth
2.Making a living
3.Fixing the broken faucet
4.Doing household chores
5.Helping Children with
their homework

7. GENDER ROLES
MASCULINE FEMININE
1.Breadwinner 1. Babysitter
2. 2.
3. 3.
4. 4.
5. 5.

8. LIFE
SKILL
S
Assessing your health
Making Good Decisions
Communicating Effectively
Practicing Wellness
Setting Goals
Refusal Skill
Evaluating Media Messages

9. Using Life Skills
to Improve
Sexual Health

10. 1. It means evaluating your well-
being periodically. This includes
your sexuality. Figure out what
you can do to improve your health
if it is not as good as it can be.

11. 2. It means making choices
that are healthy and
responsible. You must have the
courage to make difficult
decisions and stick to them.

12. 3. Communication skills help you
avoid misunderstanding by
expressing your feelings in a
healthy way. This means if you
listen to what people say, they will
want to listen to you as well.

13. 4. Practicing Wellness can
be accomplished through
information about good
sexuality.

14. 5. Setting Goals or aiming for
something that will give you a
sense of accomplishment. Just be
sure to be realistic with your
target goal.

15. 6. This is a way to say no to
something that you don’t want
to do. This skill requires
practice. But first, you must
feel strongly about what things

16. 7. Evaluating Media Messages
is being able to judge the
worth of media messages. It is
a big challenge knowing that
most media messages are very

17. 1.Give an example of a situation for each
of the life skills learned.
2.Explain how you will use each skill in
these situations?
3.Which of the life skills do you feel will
be the easiest one for you to use?
Explain your answer.

18. M A K I

19. •Choice you make or act upon.
•A good decision is a decision in
which you have carefully
considered the outcome of each
choice.

20. •Decision making skills will help you
make decisions based on your needs
and desires. At the same time, it
helps you resist peer pressure.
•It must be practiced and exercised in
resolving issues and concerns about

21. D
E
C
I
D
E
etermine the problem
xplore the alternatives
onsider the consequences
dentify your values
ecide
valuate

22. Do Activity 9 on page
211 – 212 of your
module in Physical

23. • SHOW OFF – people who would like to be the
center of attraction whenever possible.
• WORRIERS – people who worry about everything.
• GOSSIPMONGERS – people who spread rumors
and often exaggerate information.
• BULLIES – people who use threats, fear and
cruelty to control others.

24. INFLUENTIAL
FACTORS
DEALING WITH HEALTHY
SEXUALITY

25. • FAMILY – Family values oftentimes determine your
own values.
• CULTURE – Filipinos living in different regions have
diverse cultures and belief. Your cultural background
can affect your values regarding sexuality along with
the norms and standards set by the society.
• PEERS – like your family, you friends can also have
significant impact on your views on human sexuality.

26. •Gives impression of men being
superior to women. In as much as we
would like to practice gender
equality, the rules for human conduct
and human appropriateness are not
alike for both sexes as practiced in
most areas in the Philippines.

27. •Boys and men are
permitted to stay out
more and up to a later
time than girls and

28. •A philandering or immoral
man is considered as
demonstrating his manliness
or pagkalalaki. A philandering
or immoral woman is

29. •Women are expected to
remain virgin until they
marry, while it is generally
acceptable for men to have
sexual experience before

30. •Women are socially
judged and legally
penalized for adultery
and for having

31. •Men who stay at home to
do household chores
instead of having jobs to
earn money for the family
are considered by some as

32. •VIRGIN – refers to a person
who has not had sexual
intercourse.
•VIRGINITY – is the quality/
state of being chaste.

33. • PHYSICALLY
– Free from pregnancy and venereal diseases
– Free from having to choose to hurry-up wedding and
an illegitimate child.
• EMOTIONALLY
– Free from exploitation by others
– Free from guilt, doubt, disappointment and loss of
reputation

34. KNOW
•your
attitudes
&
standards
VALUE
• your
virginity for
your own
good and
your future
spouse
ACT
• -choose friends
with high
standards
• -stay away from
dangers and
temptations
• -be kind, firm,
and proud of
How does
one stay
virgin