HBS Gender Socialization Essay

in lieu of knowledge check questions, you are going to write about your family gender socialization. In a few paragraphs write about how your family helped shape your gender, gender identity and gender expression. Consider the following questions to address in your reflection:

1. In what ways was your family childhood and adolescence highly gendered? Or not highly gendered? “my chldhood my parents used to dress me only light color like pink and yellow, and get me baribe , and now my family in law live by us and except from me to stay home cook for them and clean after their mess.”
2. Were there different expectations for siblings based on gender? “i used to do dishes and clean after my brothers mess and for my brothers they only require from them to throw the trash.”
3. Were your parents roles highly gendered? Why or why not? “kinda”
4. Were the rules of the household different based on gender? Explain.
5. Were your family’s goals for you (for your future) based on gender? Explain. “yes, they want me to get married and be a housewife and now im married and im trying to not be a fully housewife but since my in laws live by us i can”t do what i was hoping to be doing “