Beyond Gender Stereotypes

How do gender stereotypes shape our experiences online?

Kids encounter all kinds of stereotypes in the media. But are kids always aware of what they're seeing? Help your students think critically about how gender stereotypes can affect the ways they view themselves and others.

Objectives:

• Define "gender stereotype" and describe how they can be present online.
• Describe how gender stereotypes can lead to unfairness or bias.
• Create an avatar and a poem that show how gender stereotypes impact who they are.

Vocabulary

• avatar 
• bias 
• gender stereotypes

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