5.3 Beyond Gender Stereotypes

Open Ended

Read the following statements.

-Boys are competitive and like to win.

-Girls worry about how they look.

-Boys are aggressive and loud.

-Girls are all drama queens.

How do these statements make you feel? Why do you feel like that?

Open Ended

Think about your experiences online. What examples of gender stereotypes have you seen or heard? It could be a character in a show, something from a music video, or even a message someone posted.

Draw

Think about some of the gender stereotypes you've seen in your life and online. How do these stereotypes apply to you? Are they true for you, or do you challenge them? Create a poem addressing stereotypes by sharing things that are true about you.

Multiple Choice

True or False? We should believe every gender stereotype we see in the media.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Believing gender stereotypes can result in which of the following?

• avatars

• interests

• bias

Multiple Choice

Princess Peach is the only girl in the video game Super Mario Bros. The purpose to the game is to save Princess Peach. What stereotypes about girls does Princess Peach represent?

• Girls like dresses.

• Girls like pink.

• Girls are helpless and need to be saved.

• All of the above.