My first blog

Today is the first day of my online class for the summer semester - Gender & Communication. Being a HR Professional, I found this topic intriguing and oddly enough, found myself wanting to dive right into the book and learn all the interesting facts. I was pretty surprised to learn, almost right off the bat, that gender and sex have different meanings. I also don't think I realized how much interest there was in this topic and how analyzed it is. It's interesting to me how some people are so caught up in not being "stereotyped". Is it really that deep? Don't we all realize that not everyone is the same and there are always exceptions to the "rule"? It's funny because my husband and I don't have the "typical" roles society would say are the norm.. My husband goes to school, takes care of the kids, household chores and dinner most of the time, while I work full-time, go to school, etc. Regardless of what others may think, this works for us! The funny thing is, which I noticed the book pointed out pretty early on, is that I'll still tend to offer up responsibilities that men have to my husband such as clearing the sidewalk after it snows. He's always baffled when I play the "most men..." card, especially since our relationship is not like most others. I'm sure by the end of this class I'll be more aware of the things I say and do. Looking forward to where this takes me...