Criteria Similarities
Understanding of Gender I concur with my participant that
Norms gender stereotypes are prevalent,
ingrained in institutions, and
replicated via people's behaviour.
Me and my participant share following The interviewee claims that altering gender
similarities:
(a) People adhere to gender norms believe to be the case.
that are typically ambiguous in
their country, society, or
group.
(b) Gender stereotypes are often
shaped over the course of a
person's life by internalising
gender norms during childhood
and adolescence.
Consensus on Masculine Throughout the conversation, my
and Feminine Traits participant and I both agreed that men
are perceived as more agentic than
women, taking the initiative and
exercising control, whereas women are
perceived as more communal than
men, being sensitive to others and
fostering relationships.
Consensus on the Not only are gender stereotypes used
definition of Gender to describe others, but also to describe
Stereotypes oneself. Thus, stereotypical traits may
be absorbed and integrated into one's
gender identity, a crucial component
of one's self-concept. When it restricts
a woman's or man's ability to grow
personally, pursue a career, or make
decisions about their lives, a gender
stereotype is damaging
Differences
In contrast to my participant, I believe that
gender norms are created and maintained by
those in positions of power who stand to gain
from people's adherence to them.
norms is a political endeavour that results in
equality for women and men, which I don't
According to my participant these exists no
such dichotomy of “Masculinity” and
“Feminity”, it’s only the society that have
created this dichotomy and my participant feels
that women are not given the basic rights and
are underrepresented in parliament and
workforce , increasing cases of domestic
violence to which I don’t agree.
As, I think the situation is changing and is far
much better if we talk about the traditional
gender role perspective.
According to me, young boys and girls pick up
on gender stereotypes from their surroundings
and the media, and they also learn how to
behave in ways that are proper for their gender
for which my participant has a different
perspective to talk about where there are no
strict proper criteria for gender roles and
behaviours expected for men and women.
According to my participant, harmful
stereotypes reinforce injustices, whether
blatantly hostile (such as "women are
illogical") or ostensibly innocuous ("women are
nurturing"). For instance, because women are
traditionally viewed as carers, child care duties
frequently fall solely on women to which I
don’t agree because in the interview I did
mention that both men and women can work
equally and even men are contributing in the
household chores, it’s not just that women are
doing a major chunk of the household chores.
Underrepresentation of According to me and my participant,
Women in Workforce women are not afforded equal rights
and have lower representation in
parliament as compared to men.
Also, we agree that one of the key
aspects of agency is independence,
and it appears that women do not see
themselves or other women to be
lacking it more than men. Women also
do not make distinctions between men
and women in general when rating
their leadership competence, another
key component of agency (Hentschel
et al., 2019). These findings suggest
that, for modern day women, some
important aspects of the agency
stereotype no longer apply, to which
me and my participant we both agree.
Significance of Gender We both concur that gender plays a
significant role in our lives.
Stereotypes about gender have an
impact on behaviour, academic
preferences, aspirations, and
relationship attitudes. In organised
sport, girls are less likely to
participate. From my participant’s
interview he did mentioned that there
were less girls who opted advanced
math courses, highlighting the
influence of gender stereotypes on
career choices.
Women are overrepresented in occupations that
emphasise social contributions and require
interpersonal skills, while they are
underrepresented in occupations that are highly
competitive, rigid, and require high levels of
physical skill. The interviewee also believes
that women are not afforded equal rights and
have lower representation in parliament as
compared to men. But in my opinion, this is not
the case, since throughout the interview, when
we discussed the modern day, my viewpoint
was extremely different from that of my
participant, as I believe that in the current
context, women are in direct competition with
men in all spheres of life especially in the work
sectors and professional areas, politics being an
exception.
According to my participant, there is wide gap
in terms of inequality between men and women
and he feels that women are denied basic rights
and resources to showcase their skills and
talents, the interviewee feels that all men and
women can equally perform both household
and professional tasks to which I have a
different perspective to talk about where I think
the women themselves are not willing to break
the shackles of the vicious cycle in which they
are trapped in , all the resources and freedom is
there only.
The interviewee follows the atypical gender
orientation where women and men are equal
and they are free to follow any rules and are
free to live the life the way they want whereas
I abide by the typical gender orientation where
each gender has a specific set of behaviours
that they are supposed to follow which is very
much evident from the interview.