Question

Pick the statements showing gender discrimination.

• A. Women in the UK had to struggle for a many years before they could get the right to vote.
• B. Boys who like cooking are often discouraged from learning to cook.
• C. Most companies treat the female workforce like a liability as they expect the women to leave their jobs when they have children.
• D. Girls are taught to be sensitive, while boys are taught to be more physically strong.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B), (C), (D)

Girls are taught to be sensitive, while boys are taught to be more physically strong.

Gender discrimination is the unequal or unfair treatment of a person based on their gender. Women the world over, had to struggle to earn the right to vote. This was called the suffrage movement. Stereotypes such as women being sensitive and men being physically strong are enforced through actions like discouraging boys from learning to cook, and girls from playing sports. This is also an example of gender discrimination. In the workplace, women are often paid lesser than their male counterparts for the same job.