to take a career break or a less ambitious job because affordable childcare isn't readily available in Australia, or because of traditional cultural expectations in Hong Kong where almost a quarter of women stop working when they get married.” This shows that women don’t have it as good as men when it comes to pay income, And when it comes to society. This also shows that society needs to make a change and make everyone equal no matter what their gender is or what they believe …show more content…
As it says on “What are gender roles and stereotypes”, “Gender roles in society means how we’re expected to act, speak, dress, groom, and conduct ourselves based upon our assigned sex. For example, girls and women are generally expected to dress in typically feminine ways and be polite, accommodating, and nurturing. Men are generally expected to be strong, aggressive, and bold. For example, pink used to be considered a masculine color in the U.S. while blue was considered feminine. A stereotype is a widely accepted judgment or bias about a person or group, even though it’s overly simplified and not always accurate. Stereotypes about gender can cause unequal and unfair treatment because of a person’s gender. This is called sexism. There are four basic kinds of gender stereotypes, personality traits, for example, women are often expected to be accommodating and emotional, while men are usually expected to be self-confident and aggressive. Domestic behaviors, for example, some people expect that women will take care of the children, cook, and clean the home, while men take care of finances, work on the car, and do the home repairs. Occupation, some people are quick to assume that teachers and nurses are women, and that pilots, doctors, and engineers are men. Physical appearance, for