Negative Effects Of Gender Stereotypes

In your own words, describe the two negative effects of labeling and the result of each of them.

Women treat men with equal respect, whereas men do not. “Women tend to be receptive to both men and women in superior roles, found a 2014 study titled A Man’s (Precarious) Place. Men, on the other hand, were more likely to be threatened by women in superior positions and were more assertive with female leaders, according to the study.”(Kirkham 2015). Elyssa Kirkham states that women are more willing to receive input from men. This capability creates diversity within the workplace. Diversity leads to more talent within the workplace, an advantage for companies determined to strive. Pallab Dutta, of Demand Media, states, “Access to a larger talent pool is one of the biggest advantages of having an employment recruitment policy that values diversity.”(Dutta 1). This diverse environment leads to more talent, which results in “creative solutions for problems and better organizational productivity”(Dutta 1). Having employees that can endorse equality, accept both men and women’s input, is key to success within a business. Without it, a companies who do not support equality will not thrive. This acceptance towards both men and women creates a positive atmosphere within the workplace. This positive energy, that women acquire, inspires motivation within employees which results in an increase of business

Connell (2005) argued that institutions such as work act as a site of ‘gender configuration’, in which gender is created, reinforced and internalized. Work organisations can be gendered in many forms; this could be through the occupations held by each sex which could result in them being gendered for example women are associated with being emotional and caring. These attributes are prevalent in the types of jobs they undertake, for example they may work as nurses or teachers which entail a caring approach whereas men may work in occupations such as Construction which involves physical labour thus allowing men to exert masculinity. Another way in which the workplace is gendered can also be seen in the positions that men and women reach such as senior managerial roles which are predominantly occupied by males. To say that workplace cultures are gendered however involves looking at the practices, behaviours and values of the individuals within the workplace which results in them being gendered. These cultures may be based on stereotypes, prejudices and ideals held by both men and women. In order to find out how work organisations and workplace cultures are gendered I will be looking at the occupations within the public sphere undertaken by each gender, the segregation that occurs within occupations as a result of them being gendered, the problems associated with work such as unequal pay and

What was though appropriate for men in conversation, sexuality and eating, was judged excessively in women (Powell, A. 1988:352).

For years women were told that they couldn’t play sports. Many people started to believe this stereotype from a young age due to our society. Parents usually put their sons in sports and their daughters in dance or gymnastics. This then made women feel like they couldn’t play contact sports. This ad is not just selling us a product, but it is selling us on the idea that women can be athletic too.

Today men and women have equal roles in the modern family. In the past, men were the breadwinners in the family while women did household chores and took care of the children. At the present time both men and women work to earn money and the husband is often times able to stay home and assume the “gender role” of the woman. Although gender roles are in the past today there is still a lot people that continue to reinforce gendered stereotypes unknowingly both at home and in the work force. In the work force, for example, work where physically-tough activities are performed, such as lifting heavy equipment’s or working in industrial plants, males are preferred (Kidd). So, some jobs still have a preference which proves that gendered roles are still present

These stereotypes affect the women and others. We can easily stop it by ending the stereotypes. Many people think a women is only supposed to stay home and clean, cook,etc., while a man is supposed to be out working during the day. This just isn’t true. According to a Catalyst Study, “ The effects of gender-based stereotyping can be devastating, potentially undermining women's capacity to lead, and pose serious challenges to women's career advancement.”

The media, as an institution, plays a significant role in shaping the attitudes, values and perceptions of people, situations, places and events all over the world. This the media does through the way groups of people are presented to audience at various levels. The media have a crucial role in the shaping of our society since they are one of the most significant actors in the way culture is created, learned, disseminated and applied. One area of interest to media scholars over the years is how gender portrayals have come to provide a standard for cultural differentiation and segregation among the sexes. One medium which serves as a vehicle for such gender portrayals and its concomitant effect of gender differentiation is television. The

Take women in the workplace for example, according to a study by leanin.org and McKinsey & Co states that “only 59% of white women felt they have had equal opportunity to grow in their career as their peers” and it only gets worse for women of other races. This could be tied to the many stereotypes that women face in the workplace, where women are meant to just be caring and nurturing and are judged more harshly than a man if they negotiate for promotions, job offers, and salary increases. In fact women are “67% more likely to receive feedback that they were “aggressive” “intimidating” or “bossy” than those women who do not negotiate for what they truly being they deserve” (“women in the workplace” leanin.org and McKinsey & Co.2016). The way women are treated in the

Gender roles are an expression of society’s thought on how a man or woman should be. This is shown by individuals having pressure from the people in society telling them how they need to act, dress, look, and be. In this paper gender stereotypes will be discussed this will consist the role they play in what is expected of men and women according to society, the male and the female breadwinners for their families and their expectations of one another and their selves. The main purpose of this paper is to view the tradition gender roles and the contemporary or equal gender roles combined them together and this will help people perceive themselves in a

Gender ideologies are accustomed to believe that men are dedicated to work outside of the home instead of working inside of the home. History depicts men use to work in the house with their wife, then their work transformed into industrial work.

No one chooses to be stereotyped or categorized under a specific title, and no one wants to be the victim of an unfair judgment. Despite those statements, people stereotype others like it is their personal right to label another human being. We all know that its true and we all do it. Everyone in our society makes judgments on people they barely know; sizing up the way they walk, listening to how they talk, and noticing the clothes they wear. It doesn’t take long to pinpoint who we perceive as the less fortunate person wandering the streets, or the lush beauty surrounded by friends and paparazzi who constantly longs for attention. When a person creates a stigma—a disgrace or shameful name to something or someone who is regarded as socially unacceptable—they do not realize the seed that they have planted. When generating such a seemingly harmless idea, most people have no idea how they could or already have impacted a person’s life by potentially lowering their self-esteem, reducing work habits, or even dropping their health. When stereotyping someone, you need to take into account the damage you could be causing them. Stereotyping is a cruel way to base opinions on people because it can negatively affect their physical and mental health.

A study on the implicit and explicit occupational gender types, Sex Roles, “Occupational gender stereotypes are activated when men and women are considered to be more suited for certain occupations based on stereotyped characteristics and temperaments” (White and White 2006). Matheus represented the following examples, “a stereotypically feminine job would be associated with attributes such as nurturing, caring, and being sensitive to the needs of others and a stereotypically masculine job would be associated with attributes such as decisiveness, coldness and toughness” (Matheus 2010). Nowadays, women are usually seen in the workforce as secretaries and nurses. Meanwhile, most doctors and construction laborers are men. In addition, Anker points out that “Occupational segregation by gender is prevalent in most if not all countries” (Anker 1998). “Women and men work in different fields and within fields at different levels” (Anker 1998). Diekman and Wilde explained that “men’s concentration in leadership and other high power roles led to the assumption that men have “agentic characteristics” such self-assertion and dominance and women’s concentration in subordinate and caretaking roles lead to the assumption that they have “communal characteristics” such as being kind and supportive (Diekman and Wilde 2005).

Some organizations mirror society’s idea about which group of workers are appropriate for certain types of jobs. Although hiring and promotion are supposed to be based on rational and universal criteria, they often express informal expectations about gender, race, and class of the people best suited for particular positions, producing race and gender stratified work forces. Men are thought to be more ambitious, task-oriented, and work involved; while women are considered less motivated, less committed, and more geared towards work relationships than work itself.

The media holds up a mirror to our society. As condemned as the media may be, it does reflect much truth and reality. This is especially so for comics and advertising media because they are very much inspired by our daily lives and struggles (Klein, 1993).