UNCONSCIOUS GENDER BIAS (IMPLICIT ASSOCIATIONS)

Read these lines:

The words of my doctor were still in my head when the nurse talked to me: ‘You need to relax.
Growing up three children is too much work. Maybe you could hire a nanny’

Now, think. Was the doctor you imagined male? Was the nurse female? And what about the
Grow up: criar narrator and the nanny? Females too?
Hire: contratar I bet they were. Why? How is it possible? I’m sure you are in favour of
Male: masculino gender equality, aren’t you? Well, you may be in favour, but your
unconscious is not. And you’re not alone. You have just experienced
Female: femenino unconscious gender bias.
Bet: apostar
What exactly is unconscious gender bias and why do we have it?
Gender equality:
igualdad de género Unconscious bias happens outside of our control and we are not aware of it. It is automatic
and reflects the implicit associations we acquire as we grow up and socialize into the culture
Unconscious: we live in. For example, even if we don’t want to, in our European culture we associate
inconsciente
science with male and humanities with female. Some professions “are” male or female in
Gender bias: our minds. Or, we associate the words ‘tender and sweet’ with women and ‘strong’ with
prejuicios de género men.
Be aware of: ser
consciente de This is because we hear the same message right from the very moment we are born. The
message that says that some things are for boys and some other things are for girls. The
Acquire: adquirir
sexist message.

Watch the first video. Then name the professions and answer the question.

What does a child says at minute 1.07

when he/she sees the three
professionals?

They are _________________

Watch the second video and answer these questions:

1) Choose the right option:
a. I’m your mother and, as / like your mother, I’ll help you as much as I can.
b. I’m not your mother but, as / like your mother, I’ll help you as much as I can.
c. My friends came to my place last night and we had a party. I was as / like a waiter, serving lots of drinks.
d. I remember when I worked as / like a waiter. Oh, God! I really hated working in that pub!
2) Most impersonal sentences in Spanish are passive voice sentences in English. Translate:
a. I’m expected to be your little princess.
b. I’m supposed to play sports.
3) Write the opposite of these words (they are mentioned in the video):
ugly: soft/weak: abundance:
4) The subject of a sentence is usually a noun or a pronoun. But sometimes, to-infinitives and –ing forms are also
used as subjects. Choose the right option:
a. To cry / crying makes b. To sing / singing gives me c. To err / erring is human.
people think I’m weak. great pleasure.
5) The sentence “People will question my sexuality if I join the army” is a Conditional sentence type 1. How would it
be if it were type 2?
People
 UNCONSCIOUS GENDER BIAS (IMPLICIT ASSOCIATIONS)
Read these lines:

The words of my doctor were still in my head when the nurse talked to me: ‘You need to relax.
Growing up three children is too much work. Maybe you could hire a nanny’

Now, think. Was the doctor you imagined male? Was the nurse female? And what about the
Grow up: criar narrator and the nanny? Females too?
Hire: contratar I bet they were. Why? How is it possible? I’m sure you are in favour of
Male: masculino gender equality, aren’t you? Well, you may be in favour, but your
unconscious is not. And you’re not alone. You have just experienced
Female: femenino unconscious gender bias.
Bet: apostar
What exactly is unconscious gender bias and why do we have it?
Gender equality:
igualdad de género Unconscious bias happens outside of our control and we are not aware of it. It is automatic
and reflects the implicit associations we acquire as we grow up and socialize into the culture
Unconscious: we live in. For example, even if we don’t want to, in our European culture we associate
inconsciente
science with male and humanities with female. Some professions “are” male or female in
Gender bias: our minds. Or, we associate the words ‘tender and sweet’ with women and ‘strong’ with
prejuicios de género men.
Be aware of: ser
consciente de This is because we hear the same message right from the very moment we are born. The
message that says that some things are for boys and some other things are for girls. The
Acquire: adquirir
sexist message.

Watch the first video. Then name the professions and answer the question.

What does a child says at minute 1.07

when he/she sees the three
professionals?

fire fighter surgeon fighter pilot They are __dressed up__

Watch the second video and answer these questions:

1) Choose the right option:
a. I’m your mother and, as / like your mother, I’ll help you as much as I can.
b. I’m not your mother but, as / like your mother, I’ll help you as much as I can.
c. My friends came to my place last night and we had a party. I was as / like a waiter, serving lots of drinks.
d. I remember when I worked as / like a waiter. Oh, God! I really hated working in that pub!
2) Most impersonal sentences in Spanish are passive voice sentences in English. Translate:
a. I’m expected to be your little princess. People expect that I will be their little princess
b. I’m supposed to play sports. People suppose that I will play sports.
3) Write the opposite of these words (they are mentioned in the video):
ugly: pretty soft/weak: tough abundance: lack
4) The subject of a sentence is usually a noun or a pronoun. But sometimes, to-infinitives and –ing forms are also
used as subjects. Choose the right option:
a. To cry / crying makes b. To sing / singing gives me c. To err / erring is human.
people think I’m weak. great pleasure.
5) The sentence “People will question my sexuality if I join the army” is a Conditional sentence type 1. How would it
be if it were type 2?
People would question my sexuality if I joined the army.