A Review of Gender Stereotypes in Education

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.211020.256How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Gender stereotype, gender bias, education

Abstract

Gender stereotype facilitates people categorize things and simplify everyday activities and cognitive processes, but the gender bias in society restricts the human development and fulfillment of the ideal. The terrain of gender stereotypes in education has witnessed much change in the twenty-first century. This paper provides a selective review of the literature on the empirical study and theoretical perspectives in educational performance and attainment from kindergarten to college over the recent decades. In addition, this paper remains a humble attempt at exploring the reasons behind gender inequalities in education at different levels: the development of gender identities, individual-level factors, and inequalities in attainment. Finally, the conclusion is discussed for stressing the negative influences that gender bias in the education field exerts on the youth, especially for females.

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© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

Open Access

This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Qi Su
AU  - Qin Wang
AU  - Lingxin Zhang
AU  - Shiyi Zhang
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/10/21
TI  - A Review of Gender Stereotypes in Education
BT  - Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Public Relations and Social Sciences (ICPRSS 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 779
EP  - 783
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211020.256
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.211020.256
ID  - Su2021
ER  -