Understanding Gender Stereotyping and its Impact
Gender stereotyping involves widely accepted biased beliefs about individuals based on their gender, leading to unfair treatment. It encompasses generalizations about personality traits, domestic behaviors, occupations, and physical appearance, which can have detrimental effects on both men and women. Addressing gender stereotypes is crucial in promoting equality and breaking barriers in various sectors.
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GENDER ROLE & STEREOTYPING BY UPASANA KARMAKAR MODAK
WHAT IS STEREOTYPE ? A STEREOTYPE IS WIDELY ACCEPTED BIASEDNESS ABOUT A PERSON. STEREOTYPE ABOUT GENDER CAN CAUSE UNEQUAL AND UNFAIR TREATMENT BECAUSE OF A PERSON S GENDER. GENDER STEREOTYPING IS A GENERALISED VIEW OR PERCEPTION ABOUT ATTRIBUTES OR CHARACTERISTICS, OR THE ROLES THAT ARE POSSESSED BY , OR PERFORMED BY WOMEN AND MEN.
TYPES OF GENDER STEREOTYPE 4 TYPES: PERSONALITY TRAITS DOMESTIC BEHAVIOURS OCCUPATIONS PHYSICAL APPEARANCE
TYPES OF GENDER STEREOTYPE PERSONALITY TRAITS WOMEN ARE OFTEN EXPECTED TO BE ACCOMMODATING AND EMOTIONAL, WHILE MEN ARE USUALLY EXPECTED TO BE SELF-CONFIDENT AND AGGRESSIVE. DOMESTIC BEHAVIOURS IT IS EXPECTED THAT WOMEN WILL TAKE CARE OF THE CHILDREN, COOK AND CLEAN THE HOME, WHILE MEN TAKE CARE OF FINANCE AND WORK OUTSIDE.
TYPES OF GENDER STEREOTYPE PHYSICAL APPEARANCE WOMEN- THIN, GRACEFUL, WELL DRESSED MEN- TALL, MUSCULAR,FORMALLY DRESSED OCCUPATIONS WOMEN- TEACHERS, NURSES, ANY CLERICAL WORK ; NEED LESS SKILLED AND LESS PAID MEN- PILOTS, DOCTORS, ENGINEERS, SOLDIERS ; NEED HIGHLY SKILLED AND HIGHLY PAID
DISADVANTAGE IT IS HARMFUL TO MASCULINE FOLKS TO FEEL THAT THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO CRY OR EXPRESS SENSITIVE EMOTIONS AND FEMININE FOLKS TO FEEL THAT THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BE INEPENDENT, SMART OR ASSERTIVE.
GENDER STEREOTYPE IN ORGANISED SECTOR IT HAS BEEN SHOWN THAT FEMALE POLITICIANS ARE PERCEIVED AS ONLY BEING SUPERIOR WHEN IT COMES TO HANDLING WOMEN S RIGHTS AND POVERTY, WHEREAS MALE POLITICIANS ARE PERCEIVED TO BE BETTER AT DEALING WITH CRIME AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS. GLASS CEILING GLASS CEILING ONE S PERFORMANCE AT ONE S PERFORMANCE AT WORK IS EVALUATED WORK IS EVALUATED BASED ON ONE S BASED ON ONE S GENDER.GENDER GENDER.GENDER STEREOTYPES CONTAIN STEREOTYPES CONTAIN WOMEN AT CERTAIN , WOMEN AT CERTAIN , LOWER LEVELS, LOWER LEVELS, GETTING TRAPPED GETTING TRAPPED WITHIN THE GLASS WITHIN THE GLASS CEILING. CEILING.
MULTIPLE JOBS ILL-PAID JOBS OCCUPATIOPNAL SEGREGATION STEREOTYPING GAPS IN MULTIPLE JOBS
EXCEPTIONS INDIRA GANDHI ( PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA,1966) KIRAN BEDI (IPS OFFICER) NIRMALA SITHARAMAN( MINISTER OF FINANCE & MINISTER OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS) PRATIBHA PATIL(12THPRESIDENT OF INDIA)
