GE N DER

STER EOT Y PI NG

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 strong.

 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 young

relationships and
girls may be conscious

person’s classroom

influence participation in
or unconscious and can

experience, academic

the world of work result in students being

performance, subject

treated differently or

choice and well-being

offered different
opportunities based on

their gender.
SYSTEMS OR INSTITUTION
THAT AFFECTS GENDER
STEREOTYPING

SCHOOL

RELIGIOUS

TRADITIONS
BELIEFS

FAMILY MEDIA
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.
FAMILY
There is considerable evidence that parents socialize sons
and daughters differently.

Example:
sons are allowed more autonomy and independence at an
earlier age than daughters.
MEDIA
Television commercials and other forms of advertising
reinforce inequality and gender-based stereotypes.

Example:
When women are given a lead role, it often falls into one
of two extremes: a wholesome, saint-like figure.
TRADITIONS
traditional gender norms or stereotypes surrounding
unpaid care work and breadwinning still persist in this day
and age

Example:
Women are still pressured to do more household chores
and care work even while working full-time. Men are also
still 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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