Gender Inequality Dictating Social Expectationspor Prabhjot Kaur
1. Work Place Inequality
2. Traditional Roles
3. Gender Stereotypes
4. Personality Traits: Women are often expected to be more accommodating and emotional while men are usually expected to be self-confident and aggressive (dominance).
5. Domestic Behaviour: Some may expect women will take care of the children, cook, clean, etc. Men are expected to take care of finances, work on any repairs and chores that are considered "manly"
6. Physical Appearance: Women are expected to be thin and graceful, while men are considered to be tall and muscular. Men and women are also expected to dress and groom in ways that are stereotypical to their gender (men wearing pants with short hair, women wearing dresses and makeup)
7. Male Dominance
8. Gender Discrimination
9. Women are told to be modest and self-effecting team players that are happy to do office housework. If not, they are shown to not be a team player.
10. Effective leaders are displayed as strong, powerful individuals. If a women displays these traits they are portrayed as aggressive and abrasive but if they are sympathetic and nurturing, they are considered weak,
11. Gender Bias
12. Women-stay at home and are basic wives
13. Men- breadwinners, expected to work and provide for their family financially
14. Traditional roles had changed as women had to work in factories during World War II
15. Men show instrumental traits and women show expressive traits
16. Gender Roles
17. Cooking – Most common example of a gender role.
