Title: Cultural Influences on Gender Roles | The Classroom
Headings: Cultural Influences on Gender Roles
Cultural Influences on Gender Roles
Employment
Family Relations
Social Behavior
Self-Awareness

Content: Narrowing in that gap can often be attributed to outsourcing of tasks that once took more time at home: hiring housekeepers or landscapers or dry cleaning services. Even with more women working outside of the home, equity in amount of and type of household tasks hasn't changed significantly. Social Behavior
Women are traditionally considered to be more "gentle," "passive," "emotional," "dependent," "patient" and "communicative" than their male counterparts. Adjectives such as "tough," "independent," "powerful," "inexpressive" and "straightforward" are used to describe men. With these cultural labels tied to gender expectations, cultural expectations then influence how people react to each other and how they view themselves based on those labels. If the gender labels are used in a positive way, the gender bias associated with them can be lessened or even removed. In a negative sense, a self-fulfilling prophecy theory can take those gender adjectives and become the sole way people define themselves. For example, a woman who believes she is "dependent" may continue to be dependent for her entire life because she can't see past the gender label. A woman who sees herself as strong and capable may also be more inclined to strive for advancement in the workplace.