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Stumbled upon this old (1926) pipe tobacco ad by Bebe Daniels recently
With all or almost all gender stereotypes vanishing nowadays, what still working stereotypes do you know?
Stereotypes
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Women can't do math or understand logic and men won't ask for directions. That and that women, while not so much treated as such, are thought of as second class citizens and therefore somehow a step down the social ladder from men; IE not as important.
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Patricia
Happiness is being all dressed up and HAVING some place to go.
Semper in femineo gerunt
Ich bin eine Mann
Don't forget massive pay disparities across the board.
It isn't that most of the stereotypes and gender conformity elements are disappearing: they're just being subverted more often.
A huge part of the world's population (and not just members of the male portion) would rather see us jump back 100+ years socially rather than keep advancing as a civilization.
Melanie E.
My parents had similar jobs, same titles, and the same employer
Mother was not just paid less, she was on a lower pay scale. Not altogether that long ago either.
It was
It was the same forty years ago in SU, though officially there was an equality of both men and women.
Are you sure
Are you sure about men not asking direction? Because my dad asked. Later I asked too. Maybe we didn't know we shouldn't.
About second class citizens I've noticed too. What surprises me, many females think this way.