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Showing 1 to 20 of 35 for “"gender stereotyping"”.
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Sporting competitiveness & gender stereotyping among young athletes
… Title IX was enacted in 1972, the fight for gender equality in sport is far from over. Gender stereotypes continue to constrain male and female access and experiences in sport (Endendijk et al., 2013; Daltry, 2012). Given that competitiveness lies at the very heart of the definition of sport, …
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Gender-based violence and gender stereotyping in international law
… women be altered. This dissertation will examine stereotyping as an underlying cause of GBV, and whether the international and regional normative frameworks provide sufficient protections for women in regards to GBV. There will also be discussion about whether or not States comply with the …
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The Effects of Gender Stereotyping on Career Choice Among Secondary Students in Dar es Salaam
This study was about the effects of gender stereotyping on career choice among secondary school students in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The study aimed at examining the knowledge of career requirements among secondary school students, as well as identifying behaviours associated with masculine and …
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Raising awareness of sex-gender stereotyping : the implications of some feminist ideologies for curriculum and pedagogy in secondary education
… with 1) establishing the origins of sex-gender differences and with ascertaining if these are changeable; 2) the structure and function of the postmodern patriarchal family and its role in sex-gender development and sex-gender stereotyping; 3) the role of education in sex-gender/other …
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Children's Perceptions Of Parental Values Regarding Gender
… interpretations of parental values regarding gender and how those perceptions influence their gender stereotyping. It was hypothesized that fathers would show higher gender stereotyping than mothers, that children's own values would correlate more strongly with their perceptions of their …
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She sat with her legs open, he danced with a man : attitudes to non-normative gendered behaviours in a university student population
… (n=382) at the University of Cape Town to gender norm violations. Two variations of a questionnaire were administered to assess the degree of acceptance or unacceptance of behaviours that deviate from the expected norms for men and women. The questionnaires were similar in that scenarios …
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Gender representation in Hong Kong primary English language textbooks : a study of two widely-used textbook series
Gender equality has long been an issue for gender and language research from as early as the 1970s to the contemporary era in the 2010s, and gender stereotyping in textbooks is an issue in many different countries (Davis, 1995; see also Blumberg, 2007, 2008). While secondary English Language …
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Gender Stereotypes in Leadership: How Threatening Are They?
… body of research to better understand how gender stereotyping contributes to this disparity. One possible explanation for the impact of stereotyping on women in management is stereotype threat (i.e., the risk of confirming negative stereotypes as true). Experimental research concerning …
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An Ecological Systems Approach to Understanding Risk and Promoting Resilience Among Trans and Gender-Diverse Youth
… experiences of risk and resilience for trans and gender-diverse youth. Ecological systems theory emphasizes how one is impacted by both proximal (e.g., peer interactions) and more distal (e.g., societal attitudes) environmental factors. Factors impacting trans and gender-diverse youth’s risk and …
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Examining Adolescent Daughters' and their Parents' Implicit Math-Gender Stereotypes
… in STEM fields, and research suggests that math-gender stereotypes may be a contributing factor. In the present research I examined daughters and parents implicit math-gender stereotypes during an important developmental period for career-related decisions: late adolescence. Participants (N=415) …
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Gender and the Aggressive or Compassionate President: An Analysis of Electability for Presidential Candidates
This two part study explored the effects of gender and gender related descriptions on the evaluation of a Presidential candidate. In the first study, participants evaluated sentence descriptions of Presidential candidates. From the first study five sentences were selected that did not influence the …
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Adult's Perceptions of Children's Aggressive Play with Advertised and Non-Advertised Toys.
… situations, such a fantasy toy play. Finally, gender stereotyping still appears to be influential in determining appropriate toy play for boys and girls.</p>
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Attitudes of teachers and students to the place of Home Economics in a mixed curriculum : a case study
… 1. The extent to which H/E is subjected to gender stereotyping; 2. The extent to which H/E is viewed as suitable for slow learners and low-achieving students; 3. The extent to which the subject suffers from subject choice constraints; 4. The extent to which H/E is viewed in terms of low …
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Investigating challenges facing women-led ministries: a case study of Pentecostal Churches in Thohoyandou, Thulamela Municipality
… such as resistance to female leadership and gender stereotyping, which hinder their capacity to accomplish their ministerial roles. The study aimed to: (1) identify obstacles faced by women-led Pentecostal churches; (2) investigate attitudes within these churches, and (3) analyse statistical …
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Challenges experienced by clergy in dealing with domestic violence
… patriarchal societal practices, beliefs and gender stereotyping, and the lack of guidance on contexual interpretation of Scriptures.
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Un/doing gender stereotypes in digital technology journalism
… how the editorial brief impacts the creation of gender stereotyped digital technology entrepreneurs in digital technology journalism in South Africa. A second objective is to explore how journalists can create alternative, nongender stereotyped stories about digital technology entrepreneurs in …
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Exploring factors affecting the success of women entrepreneurship in Namibia: The case of women entrepreneurs in Windhoek
… in Namibia is hindered by factors such as; gender stereotyping of women, lack of marketing skills, lack of government support, lack of knowledge, and lack of capital, among others. The study concluded that human capital, marketing, technology and speed with which to the market are the major …
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Gendered and classed stereotyping : the effects of viewing Teen Mom
… representations of sociocultural groups such as gender, race/ethnicity, and class are thought to influence group-based attitudes and beliefs. Although class is a powerful social organizer in society, the study of class representations is most often ignored in the examination of television …
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A cross-national comparative study of the roles of men in contemporary France and Britain
… roles, female employment, role reversal, gender stereotyping and changes towards a new image of masculinity in society. Particular consideration is given to differences in governmental attitudes in France and Britain towards the introduction of family policy measures for men as fathers. …
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What is beautiful is sex-typed: a developmental examination
Stereotypes about attractiveness and gender seem to implicate each other in various ways. Previous research has found that adults rate highly attractive targets as being more sex-typed than less attractive targets. This phenomenon has been identified as the “beauty-is-sex-typed” stereotype and has …
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