Summary:
By the age of six, young girls consider boys to be smarter and better at everything according to a new upcoming study. The study shows that at age five, girls view themselves as capable or more capable than boys, but when they hit six that all changes. This experiment was conducted on 400 children from ages four to six. The conductor of the study read a story to the children without giving away the clues of the gender, at age five the children picked their own gender, but at age six the boys picked boys, and the girls picked boys as well. These girls are already thinking they are below and "not as good" as the boys in their grade and classes. Even in stores, things are labeled building toys and girls building toys. Young girls are already learning at a young age these stereotypes from multimedia, peers, teachers, and sometimes parents.
Analysis:
This specific article is something I can relate to because I think every young girl in elementary school goes through this dilemma. Even now I still go through it. These thoughts of mediocracy do start in the early ages because society has put a stigma out there that males are better at math and sciences as well as certain skills. I a, not saying that all of my elementary teachers are bad for showing me these things, because they didn't, but I think this is also a mental thing as well that has come from peer pressure and also how society "feels" boys should be engaged in certain things/sports and girls in others. This is very similar to when girls and women didn't really have a say or ability to do anything. Until women started to stand up for themselves, thats when things started to change. Women are always in position where they struggle to prove themselves as well as challenge their position in companies. They have to fight for a higher salary and better conditions. This isn't good for the society to have girls thinking they are lower than the boys and this could be changed by education and inclusion starting at the early ages of preschool. The media can also help with this.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/27/health/gender-stereotypes-smart-study/index.html
This is so sad! Not only are girls having to grow up in a world where being a man appears to make you better, but they are experiencing these things incredibly young.
ReplyDeleteThis should be reason enough to really try to change our society. I'm not sure how we will do this with a sexist pig running our country.
ReplyDeleteIts so sad that these views are beginning in young and impressionable youth. This shows that these things are being taught, and could be changed with time and work. We need to put in that work and create the change.
ReplyDeleteThis is very sad! We need to rid of these stereotypes and find ways in the future generations to prevent these views from occurring. It's shocking how young they have developed this thought and idea, and I hope we can stop it!
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