Gender stereotyping refers to overgeneralizing the characteristics of men and women based on their sex. It involves associating certain behaviors, attributes, and roles with a particular sex. There are two main types of gender stereotypes: masculinity, which refers to male traits and roles like being dominant and earning income, and femininity, which refers to female traits and roles like caregiving and less decision-making power. Gender stereotyping is seen in physical appearance expectations, domestic behaviors, occupations, and personality traits assigned to each sex. For example, women are expected to be slim, grow their hair, cook and raise children, work in caring roles, be passive and clean, while men are expected to be tall and strong, earn

1. GENDER
STEREOTYPING
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2. What is Gender Stereotyping?
It can be defined as the overgeneralization
of characteristics or differences or attributes
of a certain group based on their sex.

3. Types of stereotypes

4. It refers to the behaviors, attributes,
attitudes, norms, hierarchy of values,
manners, occupations, social rules and
relations associated with men within a
particular society.
1. MASCULINITY

5. It refers to the behaviors, attributes,
attitudes, norms, hierarchy of values,
manners, occupations, social rules and
relations associated with girls or women
within a particular society.
2. FEMINITY

6. Gender stereotyping is mainly visible in:
 Physical Appearance
 Domestic Behavior
 Occupation
 Personality Traits

7. PHYSICAL APPEARANCE
Women
■ Women should be
slim and short
compared to men.
■ Women are expected
to grow hair.
Men
■ Men should be tall,
stout, with broad
shoulder, wide chest.
■ Men are expected
with short hair.

8. DOMESTIC BEHAVIOR
Women
 Women are expected to
cook for the family.
 Raising taking care of
children are expected to
be the responsibility of
women at home.
Men
 men are expected to
govern or rule the
family.
 Men are expected to
earn for the livelihood
of the family.

9. OCCUPATION
Women
 Women needs jobs with
less income.
 They have less chance in
decision making jobs such
as positions in politics etc.
 They were assigned to do
jobs such as school
teachers, nurses etc.
Men
 Men need jobs with high income.
 They enjoy all jobs that demands
decision making situations.
 Doctors, Politicians, Engineers,
Plumbers are the fields where
men are expected to be
dominant than female.

10. PERSONALITY TRAITS
Women
■ Women are weaker, less
competitive, less adaptable
to harsh environments etc.
■ Women are shy, passive,
submissive.
■ They are expected to be
more concerned about
cleanliness.
Men
■ Men are more tolerant,
acceptable, tough etc.
■ Men are more aggressive,
dominant etc.
■ They are expected to be
usually lazy, messy, etc.

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