GE ND ER

STEREOT YP ING

PRESENTED BY: BANJO A DILLO APRIL 2023

WHAT ARE GENDER
STEREOTYPES?
A GENDER STEREOTYPE IS A
WIDELY HELD BELIEF OR
GENERALISATION ABOUT THE
BEHAVIOURS AND
CHARACTERISTICS
ATTRIBUTED TO WOMEN AND
MEN.
Females are often portrayed as being
emotional, caring and in need of
protection.
Males are often characterised as
being rational, career driven and
 NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF
GENDER STEREOTYPES

Gender stereotypes
shape self-perception, The assumptions we
In a school environment,
attitudes to make about boys and
they can affect a
relationships and girls may be conscious
young person’s
influence participation in or unconscious and can
classroom experience,
the world of work result in students
academic performance,
being treated
subject choice and well-
differently or offered
being
different opportunities
based on their gender.
SYSTEMS OR INSTITUTION
THAT AFFECTS GENDER
STEREOTYPING

SCHOOL

RELIGIOU
TRADITIONS
S BELIEFS

FA M IL M EDI
Y A
SCHOOL
Schools subtly convey messages to girls indicating
that they are less intelligent or less important than
boys.

Example:
in a study of teacher responses to male and
female students, data indicated that teachers
praised male students far more than female
students.
FA M ILY
There is considerable evidence that parents socialize
sons and daughters differently.

Example:
sons ar e al owed mor e aut onomy and
independence at an earlier age than daughters.
M EDIA
Television commercials and other forms of
advertising reinforce inequality and gender-based
stereotypes.

Example:
W hen women are given a lead role, it of t en f al s
int o one of two extremes: a wholesome, saint-like
figure.
TRADITIONS
traditional gender norms or stereotypes surrounding
unpaid care work and breadwinning stil persist in this
day and age

Example:
Women are stil pressured to do more household chores
and car e work even while working f ul -t ime. Men
ar e also stil expected to be primary breadwinners
of households,
RELIGIOUS BELIEF

women’s and men’s roles are constrained and shaped

by religious practice.

Example:
The absence of women in positions of religious
authority
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