History of Gender Roles
Traditionally, this gender was expected to stay home and care for the children.
What is female/women?
This color is stereotypically associated with girls.
What is pink?
This gender is often assumed to be "naturally better" at leadership roles.
What is male/men?
boys are often taught not to cry because it’s seen as a sign of this.
What is weakness?
This Olympic gold medalist publicly came out as transgender in 2015.
Who is Caitlyn Jenner?
Traditionally, this gender is not allowed to express much emotion
What is male/men?
Male characters in action movies are often expected to show this emotion the least.
What is sadness or vulnerability?
This stereotype suggests that women are too emotional for this kind of job.
What is decision-making or high-stakes leadership roles
Girls are sometimes discouraged from showing this emotion because it seems "unladylike."
What is anger?
This profession, once male-dominated, now sees more women entering despite stereotypes.
What is engineering (or firefighting/policing)?
This movement in the 1960s and '70s challenged traditional gender roles in Western society.
What is feminism?
Female characters in sitcoms are often portrayed as overly concerned with this.
What is appearance or beauty?
Despite similar qualifications, women are statistically offered this less often than men.
What are promotions or higher salaries?
This concept describes the pressure to conform to traditional male behavior.
What is toxic masculinity?
This children's toy brand launched a campaign encouraging girls to pursue STEM in 2012.
What is LEGO or GoldieBlox?
In ancient Sparta, women were encouraged to do this more than in most other ancient societies.
What is exercise or participate in physical training?
In many video games, this trope reduces female characters to roles where they need rescuing.
What is the damsel in distress?
Women in STEM fields often face this kind of subtle discrimination.
What is implicit bias or microaggressions?
This term describes suppressing one's emotions due to social expectations.
What is emotional repression?
This term refers to people who do not identify strictly as male or female.
What is nonbinary?
In early U.S. history, this job was considered unsuitable for women until WWII.
What is factory work?
This test is used to measure the presence of female characters with depth in film.
What is the Bechdel Test?
This is the term for being seen as too aggressive when a woman displays leadership qualities.
What is the double bind?
True or False: Studies show women are biologically more emotional than men.
What is False?
This academic field examines gender identity, representation, and roles in society.
What is gender studies?