IMU Sociology Club held an online workshop themed “Gender” as part of the “Student’s Voice Workshop” on April 24, 2021. The moderators of the event were club members Büşra Aslan, Tuba Akdoğan and Banu Zehir.
The workshop started with a discussion on the concept of gender, which was said to have been constructed by culture and identified as behaviors and attitudes towards women and men. Then, the participants tried to explain the interaction between gender and language and stated that gender differences in language are not only a linguistic phenomenon, but also a sociological issue worth discussing. The topic how gender stereotypes affect people in our daily lives was discussed by mentioning the sexist stereotypes that have settled in our language. Finally, it was stated that gender-based language differences will decrease as the level of education and social communication activities increase, which would be an important step in achieving gender equality between men and women.