Gender Stereotypes

What are gender stereotypes?

• Ideas about how girls and boys should look and behave

• Ideas about how girls and boys should study

• Ideas about how girls and boys should eat

• Ideas about how girls and boys should sleep

What are some set roles for girls?

• Playing with dolls

• Playing with trucks

• Playing with video games

• Playing with sports equipment

What can gender stereotypes cause?

• Problems for children who do not stick to their gender role

• Problems for children who stick to their gender role

• Problems for children who do not go to school

• Problems for children who go to school

At what age are gender roles fixed in a child's mind?

• 10

• 5

• 15

• 20

What are girls expected to do according to gender stereotypes?

• Stick close to home and do what they are told

• Explore the world on their own

• Fight back and speak out

• Drop out of school

What are boys expected to do according to gender stereotypes?

• Spend time outside of the home and explore the world on their own

• Stick close to home and do what they are told

• Fight back and speak out

• Drop out of school