Many people have better views on gender stereotypes, but obviously we know better than to not categorize people. Growing up in a traditional immigrant household the gender norms are even more distinct. I was told to not do sports, and only do activities that were more “feminine”. I believe that while stereotypical views about gender norms are deeply embedded in our society, they often begin from childhood.
Similar to Throwing Like a Girl: A Phenomenology of Feminine Body Comportment Motility and Spatiality, by Iris Marion Young, it was observed that “a girl of five does not make use of any lateral space”, but a boy of the same age uses much more motion. A lot of this stereotyping may be due to children being exposed to many messages from their peers (family and media) about how they should behave based on their gender. Boys are often encouraged to be assertive and competitive but girls are steered to behave as nurturing figures and be polite.
Even though we try to challenge these stereotypes as we grow up, I think that a lot of people still unconsciously adhere to gender stereotypes, perhaps not only from these norms being driven into them at an early age but because of many other factors like cultural norms, peer pressure, or reinforcement in media. While I never personally felt difficulties expressing myself as a woman, gender stereotypes and norms can be really harmful especially for those growing up. It can contribute to toxic behaviors such as violence as well as marginalize those who identify as non-binary, genderqueer, or transgender.
As we grow as people, we try to break down these traditional gender norms, but I feel like in order to really get to the root of the problem people may have to teach children that behaviors/roles are not tied to gender.
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I agree that stereotypical views about gender norms are ingrained in us from childhood. Growing up in an immigrant household, I observed how my family treated boys and girls, and it became clear that gender norms were being subtly enforced. My sister and I were responsible for chores, cleaning, and laundry, while our male cousins were not expected to help out. Additionally, my culture’s Orthodox Christian beliefs reinforced these gender norms, with men and women sitting separately in church and teachings from Sunday school further promoting traditional gender roles. As I’ve matured, I’ve come to realize that these views are not right. I do agree that to address the issue of traditional gender norms, we need to educate children that roles are not determined by gender.
Holy crap what you said about gender roles in immigrant families is so real. Obviously, that’s a generalization, but I think the majority of US immigrants have more rigid gender roles due to cultural values. Something that has been so prevalent in my life as a first-generation American has been the ongoing internal battle of deciding what values I want to keep from my very rich and beautiful heritage, and what values are outdated. As the children of immigrants, we have this wonderful, albeit challenging opportunity to create a set of values that feel right to us, pulling from the culture we live in and the culture we come from. Something my dad says to me is, “Take the good things of America, and the good things from India, and leave the rest behind.” He isn’t the best at following that, but I think those words of his words hold a lot of wisdom.