What exactly is gender stereotyping? Discuss how it affects women in Indian society.

Answer: Gender role stereotyping is assigning a woman or man specific attributes, characteristics, or roles based solely on their gender.

Impacts

  • Women's gender role stereotypes lead to prejudice and discrimination.
  • Gender stereotypes hinder girls' education.
  • India's 42% "digital gender gap" is often linked to social norms, bias, and gender stereotypes that perceive girls as "inherently not tech savvy" and discourage them from pursuing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields.
  • Women are often denied high-status jobs.
  • Uneven wages and wage gaps.

Although gender stereotyping holds true for both men and women, but in India gender stereotype is common for women which hinders socio, ....

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