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Gender bias is the tendency to prefer one gender over another, and it can occur at any point in time. Throughout history, men have been essentially ‘above’ women in regard to work, status, and simply role in society. Women have always been seen as the caregivers and child bearers, while men were the providers because they were always seen as ‘stronger’. However, today we have realized that strength is not of that much importance, and what is now sought out is intelligence. Although both men and women are equally intelligent, women do have better communication skills which is worth a lot in any job or aspect of life. (Brannon, 2017).
Gender stereotypes are more generalized beliefs and attitudes about masculinity and femininity. (Brannon, 2017, p. 46). This has become an issue because it has usually lead to the degrading of women. When studies have been done on which race/ethnicity scores a higher IQ score, white people tend to be automatically thought of as the ones with higher scores, next is that white men are most likely the ones to score higher. This is just one example of how gender bias plays a role in studies and reports. Our textbook mentioned how in 1997, Steele and Aronson’s early research was focused on African Americans and academic achievement. When given a test believing it was just a regular test of no importance, they performed well, and better than those who believed the test was to test their mathematics ability. (Brannon, 2012, p. 62). What does this mean though? What I think when I read through this is that not only is the mind so powerful to affect our abilities and intelligence, but the outside and societal influences affect it too. Women and especially a minority of women thinking they are being put to the test will naturally do worse, because of this stigma on minorities and intelligence. However, it is clear through that study, that it is all in their mind, because they can score higher.
I think that because our world has always tried to degrade women and place them in a permanent holding and limitation, we are still traumatized and sometimes don’t amount to what we can, or fear we will not be good enough. Although this is coming to an end and women are slowly becoming more equal in terms of finance, work, and status, I do see it is still important for younger generations to understand and believe in equality. Even though men and women are different biologically speaking, and for that reason the first thing we love to know about an expecting child is the gender, we should focus more on the mind and intelligence, even the personality, but not so much on gender being the guideline for what those factors mean.
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Brannon, L. (2017). Gender: Psychological perspectives (7th ed.). New York, NY: Routledge.
