Sexism Flashcards
(3 cards)
1
Q
What is meant by sexism?
A
Discrimination, prejudice, stereotyping towards people, on the basis of sex.
2
Q
What was done in the classroom to challenge sex stereotypes?
A
Books were given to primary schools that challenged gender sterotypes, the idea was to start early to defeat this early
3
Q
Oakhill and Petrides, 2007
A
Study which asked boys and girls what they would want to read: either about the evacuation in WW2 or about spiders.
Boys chose spiders
Girls chose the evacuation
