Gender Stereotypes In Sex-Segregation Schools

Boys and girls are practically the same their human don't you think it's wrong for people to say you can't go to this school you're not a boy, or you cannot attend this school you're not a girl, or the other way around. Imagine being the only girl into football so who're you supposed to play with? you can't join the boys team when their isn't one. or your non binary what school are you gonna go to? just because we genetically identify male or female doesn't mean we're any different than the other, how could we possibly know if we learn different? unless we apply stereotypes to try and remove other ones from girls like saying they're always shy in class when boys are around, or that boys are more aggressive so they should learn that way. People should …show more content…
There is no true difference between girls In addition to being unlawful, the rationale behind sex-segregated academic programs is bad for kids. These programs are often based on questionable science about how girls' and boys' brains develop and on disturbing gender stereotypes For example advocates of sex-segregated schools tell teachers that ‘’Boys need a competitive and confrontational learning environment, while girls can only succeed if they work cooperatively and are not placed under stress”(ACLU). This shows that boys are more aggressive and like to compete amongst each other, and girls are more calm and like to work together, this is not true because anyone can like to work together, be competitive in class or have a calm discussion it doesn't matter gender saying stuff like that about kids is giving of harmful stereotypes, it's also unfair to people who don't know who they are yet because it's enforcing stereotypes for them to follow, like the kids, “we all know the kids who don't conform to gender stereotypes” (Sherwin,23). This shows