Feminismo/s (Jun 2009)

Exposure to gender stereotypes and categories: impact on tasks and assessments

  • Beatriz Montes Berges

DOI
https://doi.org/10.14198/fem.2009.13.07
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 0, no. 13
pp. 105 – 117

Abstract

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The both gender disability to carry out specific tasks is not only determined by the social baggage but this can be modified by the accessibility of the stereotypes related to the gender categories. In this article we explain how the exposure to gender stereotypes and categories can determine the success in certain tasks traditionally considered feminine or masculine.

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