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Good morning to all! I'm fine, Elton. Thank you for asking. How about you? 

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Hello! I missed interacting to you all! I hope everyone is doing well. Currently, I am trying to survive this semester as we are nearing its end. There are a lot of things to finish alongside responsibilities in my organizations and in the house, but I hope to handle all well. :)) Good morning and good luck for the rest of your week!

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I've been feeling really overwhelmed by the amount of workload and adulting things I have to do. But, I am happy that I'm slowly getting the hang of it! 🥳

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To be frank, I have no idea what I’m doing in my life anymore. All I know is I am trying my best to cope up with a lot of academic reqs, while dreading the month of December because of the final submissions before the semester ends. But overall still feeling great and trying to be productive despite the stress and anxiety

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In "Born to be different?" by Camille Lewis

The writer used to believe that gender difference were learned and not inborn, but then changed her opinion by saying that her children are innately different. "My girls and boys were different."

Lewis started narrating her observations that were supported by studies according to her. Starting from the Anatomy of the brain believing that this very difference leads to our very different methods of interacting with the world around us.

In her essay, she also believes that men and women differ in their typical responses to problem-solving. According to her, to a woman, the process of solving the problem is all-important, while for men, they focus narrowly on the issue, quickly and efficiently.

My take on this essay: The writer had me on the start, I was happy when she said that gender difference was learned, however it was frustrating, to say the least that she eventually changed her view and tried to justify inequality with research that she found. I agree with her first statement, but disagree when she changed it, especially on the part where she believes that men focus only on the issue and wants to solve things quickly.

I'm a man and the process for is important and not just the resolution of an issue.

In "Delusion of gender: the real science behind sex differences" by Fine C.

The writer started with anecdotes, directly showing how men and women differ. Many of the argument revolve around the difference between male and female brain.

According to Fine, "It is our differently wired brain that makes us different." This I think is the writer's way to justify gender inequality as the essay really gave emphasis that the fundamental gender difference starts in the very structure of the human brain.

In this essay, I find the writer trying to rationalize his/her point by justifying gender inequality, which I find wrong. I don't find women more emotional; I don't even believe that there is such thing as "more" emotional, we are humans and should be allowed to express without limits because of genders, if anything, I find men repressed to show their emotions, and this I think is an issue that shouldn't be disregarded.

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The ideas I got from
the passages we read: The biological influence on gender differences. Men are more lean to systems and analyzing, while women are empathizing. Women’s brain weighs five ounces less than men’s. There are specific gender impositions we have even as a child, like how the color pink and dolls are for girls, while blue and toy trucks are for boys. Also, professions in the industry are categorized by genders as well; nursing and teaching are women-based jobs while engineering and science-oriented are male-dominated jobs.

Although I try to stray away from the concept of stereotypes, I agree with the notion that women are more emotional than men, as far as I’m concerned with my personal encounters, as it is also scientifically studied. I disagree, however, with the preferences that a kid should have based on their genders. You can be a boy and still like color pink, you can be a girl and still want to drive trucks. Also, jobs are intended for whoever has the passion and skill, no matter what their gender may be. We should not categorize jobs within the gender scope, because at the end of the day it all boils down to one’s preference and talent.

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When it comes to men and women and there ways of interacting with the world, and their modes of dealing with problems, magkaiba din daw and she based it sa book ni Simon Baron-Cohen na "The Essential Difference: Men, Women, and Extreme Male Brain" it was discussed in the book how female's mental process is "emphatizing" and men's mental process is "systemizing". Also, when it comes to problem-solving, women thinks that the process of solving a problem is all important, while for men, they only focus narrowly on the issue, solve it and then get it out of the way. Lewis concluded that the differences on men and women aren't going to disappear and you just have to learn to understand and appreciate gender-specific qualities.

On the other hand, Delusions of gender: the real science behind sex differences by Cordelia Fine is destroying the arguments about the biological differences between male and female brain. Ineexplain niya dito kung paano ka delikado yung paggamit ng "science" para istructure yung education, workplaces, relationships, and upbringing of children. She proves here how gender difference within social, cultural, and personal environment ang nakakaapekto sa kung paano napoproduce and nagw'work ang genes.

Ako mas naniniwala ako dun sa stand ni Cordelia Fine na malaki yung epekto ng social, cultural, and personal environment sa paglaki ng isang babae at isang lalaki. May part don na sinabi sa The Delusions of Gender na "when the environment makes gender salient, there is a ripple effect on the mind" and dun daw nagsisimula na iniisip natin yung sarili natin in terms of gender, stereotypes, and social expectations. So pwede daw itong magresulta to self-perception, alter interests, and debilitate or enhance ability , and trigger unintentional discrimination. So example sinabi na "Ang engineering ay panlalaking course", parang as a woman who is taking engineering minsan madami ka ng maiisip, for others pwedeng its just a simple empirical statement pero sa ibang mga babae nadidiscriminate na sila kahit hindi naman yon yung intention ng speaker. And itong pagkakaroon ng unintentional discrimination ay pwede ring marelate dun sa mga ideas about men and women's roles in the world na nagsimula pa thousand's of years ago.

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They supported their claims mainly with scientific evidences, like how brains function according to a person’s gender. Like, one stated that women have more gray matter apt for multitasking and men with white matter for more system-based analysis of work. They also compare the weights, sizes of skulls and brains in order to identify the intelligence and emotional capacity of men and women. On the other hand, gender differences are also claimed in the articles by the way the parents expect their child to grow, and how they raise them, may it be that they practice a gender-neutral tradition to them, or they impose specific gender norms to their kids.

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The writers supported their claims mostly with science based facts and also some books written by authors/therapists/educators or people who are professional under the field that tackles the issue about the science behind the difference of men and women. Some books are about MRI and PET scans of male and female brain, how to recognize and understand hardwired differences between the sexes to help men and women reach their fullest potential, different mental abilities requires to fulfill male versus female roles, etc.

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Philosopher Neil Levy gave a summary of Baron-Cohen's "The Essential Difference: Men and Women and the extreme male Brain" and he said thay the author is implying that "Women's intelligence is best employed in putting people at ease while men get on with understanding the world and building and repairing the things we need." This is in connection to Baron-Cohen's statement that a clasic female mental process is "emphatizing" and men's typical mindset is "systemizing". So because of this, this idea of Baron-Cohen is the reason why he thinks that women suits more in professions where they take care of people like counsellors, primary school teachers, nurses, carers, therapists, etc. While men on the other hand are the ones who more suited in the field of engineering, law, bank, science and mathematics. This i believe is a discrimination, it is like implying that women cannot flourish im systemized or logical field and men cannot be successful in fields that help people to be at ease, where in fact, any gender thrive in any field as long as he takes time and works hard to learn about that specific field.

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The writers used studies to support their claims, they both started with narration, Lewis used her experience with her children, while Fine narrated the stories of Evan, Jane, and Sarah at the start.

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I think my upbringing was kind of in the middle. Maybe because I was an only child so I do not have a brother or a sister to lean on. It's like they've thought me to be both. Let's say for example, when it comes to the course that I would like to pursue in college, i liked engineering and architecture since I was a kid. I have been vocal about it but they never said "no" just because they think that my preferred courses are under the male-dominated field. My parents only told me that I should pursue whatever course that I would enjoy and would make me happy because doing something you really love and enjoy helps you become successful in what you are doing. But when it comes to safety, example when going out until late night. You guys know how parents would say "E kasi lalaki siya kaya niyang protektahan sarili niya" when it comes to coming home late. They are more strict because they are saying that I am a girl, and many dangerous things could happen to me if I went home late. It's like they're saying that I couldn't protect myself if something bad happens to me because I'm a girl. Na parang ibang case siguro kung lalaki, less strict siguro kami kung lalaki ka. Something like that so I think my upbringing was in between gender-biased and unbiased.

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Cordelia Fine (Delusions of Gender) and Camille Lewis (Born To Be Different) talk about how men's and women's brains differ, focusing on their speculated mental processes. The writers used Baron-Cohen's idea that females' mental process focuses more on empathizing, while men focus more on systemizing. While I agree with Lewis' suspected idea at first that "gender differences were learned, not inborn," I was slowly being frustrated at how it changes as it flows. It shocked me that she believed "our differences aren't going to disappear." Talking about how her children show affection towards her. I started with Gender of Delusions, and I felt like I met an actual 'parent' who believes in these kinds of speculations while reading Lewis' Born To Be Different. For me, I think that I agree with how Fine put it as "it is not biology that is the implacably resistant counterforce, but culturally attuned minds." There have been issues relating to gender ever since, and we, people, should have to take a part in making it resolve thousand of years ago.

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No, I never believed that I couldn't do some things just because of my biological sex. I believe that if you have a strong passion or eagerness to learn or achieve something, you will achieve it, wala yon sa biological sex mo. So for example, If you're a woman who wants to pursue a male-dominated field, let's say Engineering. It does not mean that because you are girl, you have low chances of becoming an engineer or even a successful one. I believe that your biological sex could never determine what you can and what you cannot do. It will all depend on your hard work to achieve something or your goal.

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We have this notion that if one can be supported with science, then it must be true. I find the use of studies in both essays as the writers' way to support their claims but at the same time, it was used to justify inequality, which I find bias and dangerous as words have power and this could influence other people to believe in such inequality.

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To be honest, the only thing that I am looking forward is the Christmas break. I am really tired because we are nearing towards the end of the semester and everything is so heavy that sometimes I just want to sleep all these responsibilities away. Little by little, I am being able to finish all our requirements and I hope that we get to finish this semester already and get the rest that we all deserve. Fighting, everyone!

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Cordelia Fine (Delusions of Gender) supports her claim using neurological studies and researches in showing how (speculatively) women's and men's minds are different more than what we think. Camille Lewis (Born To Be Different) also uses scientific pieces of evidence and added observation and her own experiences to support her claim.

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I recognize that it was gender biased. When I was a kid, there were a lot of expectations of how I should be and what I should be. I was limited and was not allowed to feel things nor cry about happenings that made me sad. However, what affected me most is the fact that my story is also similar to other boys but is not limited to boys as girls were also expected and limited by our society.

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Simply because the "scientific" card was used! People would be less skeptical when it comes to things that are proved or supported with scientific pieces of evidence. Just like how the writers presented their ideas (although differently), I believe that it somehow affects the readers (they accept or not)

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Yes, especially as a kid, I was taught to believe that I should not do certain things, it was not an issue of whether I can or can't do it, but because the environment that I was in tells me that I should not do it.

I couldn't do it because everyone tells me not to and I thought that I should always follow and listen to elders.

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As much as we want to give credit to science for being such a wonderful, progressive device that we have in this day and age, I really think it is still a flawed system per se. Our biological status alone does not justify how we identify ourselves; it all comes down to our own preferences no matter what our gender is. These biological differences of both genders can be used in harmful situations that can even lead up to serious systemic issues like homophobia or transphobia. As a progressive society we should revoke the concept of biological make ups in distinguishing gender identities and norms since everyone has a unique way of expressing ourselves, especially growing up,  regardless of how we are physically designed at birth.

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I believe that it's more of a mixed upbringing. Sometimes my family wanted me to conform to some "lady-like" attitude. For example, when I was younger, when it comes to dressing, my parents would dress me something very girly. But as time flies, their thinking becomes different. They started to think that clothing has no gender and we're free to dress and express whatever we want; anyways, I love to wear both, so not a problem at all. In addition, when it comes to toys to play with before, they were very open to what I played as long as it wasn't harmful to me. I remember when I was younger, my father gave me toy cars to play with, and it was new to me cause I used to play with barbie dolls with my younger sister. Lastly, on having my job or career. Unlike what I usually watched on television and read in the books about women that they should be the ones who will take care of the kids when she gets married, my parents always made me believe that being a mother should not stop one to pursue her long-drawn childhood dream. And I will be forever grateful to them for imparting to me that kind of thinking.

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Fortunately, my parents were not strict in gender norms. They did not care as to how we prefer ourselves to be, as long as we practice good behavior. They did not impose such gender norms to us like I should play games like other boys, or how my sister likes playing multiplayer shooter video games with me. And I am very grateful for their progressive and non-toxic mindset because it got me to where I am now in life, free of limitations from gender norms, yet still keeping in mind the difference between right and wrong, good and bad.

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We have all undergone this experience, especially as kids. In schools, especially in a gender-mixed setting, you are expected to do what you need to do as a boy, and as well as the things a girl should do if you are a girl. Especially in PE class, there are still gender discriminations when it comes to sports, as many people still have that mindset that a boy should always play basketball, and a girl should always play volleyball. In my personal experience, as far as I can recall, I remember wanting to be a nurse when I was a kid, but society told me that nurses are only for girls, that’s why I changed my dream profession to a doctor back then. Although I completely abandoned that mindset growing up, it still was absurd to think that way, especially as a child who is still forming opinions and views in life dependent on outside forces like family and peers.

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Yes. I think because of the influence of the environment. Mostly, about jobs. I used to believe that I wasn't built to fix related jobs (fixing cars, electronics, house). And because it was hard to break the stereotypes, I just let them tell me what I should do or not. I eventually overcame that, or at least I believe I did, and broke the notion that women couldn't accomplish these things. When I was in tenth grade, we had this Electronics (T.L.E.) subject, and we were tasked to fix the washing machine! It was insightful and fulfilling.

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I was raised in a very gender-biased household. Being in a family which is partly Chinese with no relative who is part of the LGBTQIA+, my parents were strict in a way in regards to how we project ourselves towards other people. We, my siblings and I, went to exclusive schools to become more of a girl/boy -- they said. So imagine the horror when my second brother identified himself as gay early in his high school years. They all tried to make him a "man" to" toughen" him up. All I could do those days was cry and ask them to stop beating and bullying my brother. Now, I realized that he was really tough back then. He accepted all the hits and blows but still stayed true to himself. In my own experience, it led me to a decision not to marry when my father told me that I could not handle our business and that my future husband would just squander all our money all because I was a girl. It is when I realized that they never changed and will always think of members of the LGBTQIA+ and women as inferior to men.

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People tend to limit women to do strenuous activities [or activities for men]. But, perhaps because of my upbringing, I always wanted to prove that I can do anything I set my heart into.

A memory I have was when I was seven years old, I wanted to knock down a marble slab with my brothers using a hammer but was initially told not to because it "wasn't for girls". I cried so loud that they eventually allowed me. Even though I hammered a finger that day, it was the day I believed that women [any gender in general] can do anything.

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Assigning societal dispositions/ professions to a specific gender is just straight up discrimination. More so, when the only factor considered is the biological brains of the person. Being backed up by science  does not solely include the anatomy and biological upbringing of a person. Examining the psychosocial well-being of a person is also a factor [which is unique in each person] needed to be greatly considered.

The terms "kasi kaming mga lalake..." or "babae ka kasi..." is freely being used to justify actions (usually negative, offensive, or violent) of the opposite sex. It says that the person's opposite sex can not fully understand or validate the actions of the other just because they are not of the same sex.

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Both writers used science to backup their claims. However Camille Lewis gave a more experiential way of expressing her claims. Personal judgment through personal observations were also made.

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In the articles presented, bilogical differences of men and women were diffentiated as women were more empathetic and men were more analytical because of how their brains clearly differ from each other. Since it was studied and experimented upon, I support this claim. However, let us also put into account that the perception of how a man and woman is built is not an indication of how he/she/they should become.