Gender Stereotypes

Which job is a female gender role?

• Firefighter

• Police Officer

• Construction Worker

• Secretary

Which job is a male gender role?

• Cleaner

• Chef

• Nurse

• Babysitter

Stereotypes can affect how people treat each other? 

• True
• False

What is a stereotype?

• A type of stereo music player

• Something only children believe.

• When a person is shown in a way that is not completely true, but is often believed to be true.

• Something that only applies to Canadians.

Stereotypes exist because people see them in which of the following?

• Books

• Movies and television

• The news

• all of the above

Stereotypes can be positive or negative

• True

• False

Stereotypes were more common in the past and are no longer relevant. 

• True
• False