Essays on Gender Stereotypes

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.

The four basic kinds of gender stereotypes can relate to personality traits, domestic behaviors, occupations, and physical appearance.

Women are natural nurturers; men are natural leaders.
Women with children are less devoted to their jobs.
Boys and men are expected to use violence and aggression to prove their manliness.
Boys should be directed to like blue and green; girls toward red and pink.

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