Discussion Forum on Lecture 01: Concept of Gender & Sex

Gender and population

Gender and population

by Shahana Begum -
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1st.Ques.Ans.

Gender

:Gender is a social construction relating to behaviors and attributes based on labels of masculinity and femininity

Sex:

•Sex refers to the biological aspects of an individual as determined by their anatomy, which is produced by their chromosomes, hormones and their interactions.
•Generally male or female.
•Assigned at birth.

•Sex and gender are terms that are often used interchangeably.
•However, they are in fact two different concepts, even though for many people their sex and gender are the same.
2nd,Ques.Ans

I think about gender governance in Bangladesh are gender, governance, poverty , women empowerment, Bangladesh providing training to them community people to access the performance of the members.

In 82 percent of married women suffer gender-based violence and pervasive .Despite efforts by the government and non-governmental organizations to reduce the. Three million Bangladeshi women are employed in the lucrative ready-made garment  Learn how you can get involved and lend a hand.n 2015, Bangladesh was ranked 139 out of 187 countries on the Human Development Index and 47 out 144 countries surveyed on the Gender Inequality Index in 2017. Many of the inequalities are result of extreme poverty and traditional gender norms centered on a patrilineal and patriarchal kinship system in rural areas.

3rd,Ques,Ans

To understand health and illness, both sex and gender must be taken into affect their knowledge about health problems and how to prevent and treat them.

Consider the importance of sex and gender as health  through which gender and sex differences impact health outcomes Gender & Health: Policy Issues.