GENDER

STEREOTYPES
By: Claudia Mndez and Cristina
Cutillas.
 INDEX
What are stereotypes and how are they born?
Some stereotypes.
What are gender stereotypes?
Gender stereotypes for females.
Gender stereotypes for males.
Women do the house chores.
The gender stereotypes evolution in last years.
Gender stereotypes in media and daily life.
Some testimonies.
Films with gender stereotypes.
Curiosities.
Conclusion.
WHAT ARE
STEREOTYPES AND
HOW ARE THEY BORN?

Characteristics imposed upon

groups of people because of
their race, gender, nationality
and sexual orientation among
others.
They exist since prehistory.
 STEREOTYPES
NEGATIVE STEREOTYPES
- All blond women are dumb.
-If i wear gothic clothing i am part of a rock band, depressed or do drugs.
-All teenagers are rebels.

POSITIVE STEREOTYPES
-All blacks are great basketball players
-All Latinos dance well.

NATIONALITY STEREOTYPES
-Hispanic people dont speak English very well.
-All Germans are Nazis or farcists.
-All Egyptian women are belly dancers.
GENDER STEREOTYPES
GENDER STEREOTYPES FOR FEMALES
Women stay at home while men do the work
Women are not as strong as men
Dont play sports.
Are not politicians
Cook and do the housework
They raise children
They are pretty
They all sing and dance
Dont play videogames
Are flirts
They dress in feminine ways, are polite and accommodating
Emotional
 GENDER STEREOTYPES FOR MALES
They love cars
Do the dirty Jobs
Are strong and more aggressive
Lose all arguments against girls
Are in charge and tell their wives what to do
Are messy and lazy
Dont cook, clean or do crafts
Hate Reading
Wear whatever they find
I dont care attitude
WOMEN DO MOST OF THE
HOUSEWORK
GENDER STEREOTYPES EVOLUTION

In the las 3 decades,

womens participation in
the workforce, athletics
and professional
education has
increased

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l51rxnKJRfk
GENDER STEREOTYPES IN MEDIA AND
DAILY LIFE
 TESTIMONIES

LAUREN MARBE VALENTINA TERESHKOVA

 FILMS
BILLY ELLIOT SHES THE MAN
 CURIOSITIES
Blue was for girls and
pink was for Boys
Higheels were for
Boys
Secretaries and
school teachers were
all men
Men cried to seem
sincere
Cheerleading was
masculine
Respectable men
used to ware long
hair

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjJQBjWYDTs
 BIBLIOGRAPHY
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