Gender stereotype that still exists
Choose a gender stereotype that still exists. Again, it may be a stereotype in any culture or specific country. Briefly describe the stereotype and the culture in which it existed, including the country of origin.
Explain the effects that the stereotype has on the individuals of that gender.
Explain the effects the stereotype has on society, specifically the impact on family, education, work, health, sexual attitudes and behaviors—and anything else you feel is relevant. Explain what difference there might be, for individuals of that gender and for society as a whole, if the stereotype disappeared today keeping in mind the social areas you discussed in the previous question.
Explain what perpetuates the stereotype.
Explain whether or not this stereotype has impacted a specific culture from the one or country in which it originated (such as, beliefs of immigrants influencing the views of neighbors in their new homeland).
Explain how, if at all, this stereotype has impacted you personally.
Sample Solution
A gender stereotype is a generalized view or preconception about attributes or characteristics, or the roles that are or ought to be possessed by, or performed by, women and men. A gender stereotype is harmful when it limits women`s and men`s capacity to develop their personal abilities, pursue their professional careers and/or make choices about their lives. Gendered stereotypes are pervasive in our culture – ingrained by long-standing biases (both conscious and unconscious). It is astonishing that girls still grow up being treated very differently from boys through entrenched stereotyping and unconscious biases. Girls` subject choices in school are one clear symptoms of their unequal experience. One example is that four times as many boys as girls take physics, a subject seen as having value by universities and employers alike.
