Are Employment Stereotypes Learned From Language?

Enterprise · Enterprise Biz Bytes · 10 Aug 2020 · 6 mins listen

Cultural stereotypes such as the idea that men are more suited for paid work and women are more suited for taking care of the home and family, may contribute to gender imbalances in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields, among other undesirable gender disparities. Might these stereotypes be learned from language?

Produced by:

Richard Bradbury

Presented by:

Audrey Raj and Freda Liu

Categories:

Education,Personal Development,Entrepreneurship,Technology,Tech,SME

Tags:

Language, stereotypes, STEM, employment, equal opportunity

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Are Employment Stereotypes Learned From Language?

Are Employment Stereotypes Learned From Language?