Gender Stereotypes aimed at Women

The most common gender stereotypes are:
  • A women's job is to cook and clean for her husband and children.
  • Every woman lives to have children and get married.
  • Women are seen to be more dependant on men and are viewed as weaker than them.
  • Men are shown as strong, independent people who earn the most money in the family.
3 Examples of gender stereotypes in the media:






One of the counter-types in media is the movie Wonder Woman. In this film, the main character who is female, is a heroin who saves and protects all of the males in the cast which completely opposes all of the typical stereotypes attacking women on a daily basis. This is great because sexism in the media is huge and starting to battle that sexist theme throughout movies in one widely popular movie, really is a positive push towards equality.