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Explain institutionalized gender roles to girls from "summary" of Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
When you speak to girls about institutionalized gender roles, make it clear that these roles are not innate. They are not a natural order of things. They are not ordained by any deity. They are artificial. They are made by human beings, and they can be unmade. Explain to girls that gender roles are about power. They are about keeping girls in a subordinate position. They are about maintaining a status quo that benefits men. Girls should understand that these roles limit their potential. They restrict their choices. They confine them to narrow boxes of what society deems appropriate for their gender. Encourage girls to question these roles. Challenge them to think critically about why certain behaviors are expected of them based on their gender. Urge them to reject these limitations. Help girls recognize the ways in which institutionalized gender roles are perpetuated. Show them how these roles are reinforced by the media, by religion, b...
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