Gender Stereotypes in Fairytales

What do you think a gender stereotype is?

• An assumption about men or women that a lot of people have but is usually untrue

• When men are said to be strong and women are said to be weak

• Thinking people should act a certain way because of their gender

• A generalised view about the roles and characteristics that men or women should have

Fairy tales have a lot of to teach us about how to live our lives.

• True

• False

The lessons we learn from fairy tales are called:

• Values

• Themes

• Morals

• Homework

In fairy tales, the hero of the story is usually:

• an evil stepmother

• a heroic prince

• a young princess

• a strong man

What words have been used to describe women in fairy tales?

• polite, obedient

• strong, brave

• tall, handsome

• clever, tricky

The villain in a fairy tale is often:

• a brave prince

• an evil woman

• a talking animal

• a young princess

What happens to Little Red Riding Hood?

• She saves herself from the wolf

• Her grandma saves her from the wolf

• The wolf is actually a pretty nice guy

• A man saves her from the wolf

Why does Cinderella need a prince to rescue her from her evil stepmother?

• Because she is too obedient.

• Because she is too short.

• Because she is too ugly.

• Because she likes cleaning.

Which of these is a gender stereotype about men that we see in fairy tales?

• Only men can rescue women in trouble

• Men are always strong and brave

• Men always need to be rescued

• Only men are villains in fairy tales

Which of these is a gender stereotype about women that we see in fairy tales?

• Women don't need to be rescued

• Women are always polite and do as they're told

• Women need a man to rescue them

• Women are always very strong and brave