Gender Stereotypes Quotes:

The emotional, sexual, and psychological stereotyping of females begins when the doctor says: It's a girl.

- Shirley Chisholm

topic: Girl, Equality, Emotional, Female Empowerment, Women Equality

The gender stereotypes introduced in childhood are reinforced throughout our lives and become self-fulfilling prophesies. Most leadership positions are held by men, so women don't expect to achieve them, and that becomes one of the reasons they don't.

- Sheryl Sandberg

source: Sheryl Sandberg (2013). “Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead”, p.22, Random House

topic: Men, Self, Childhood, Gender Stereotypes

Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance.

- Kofi Annan

topic: Equality, Goal, Challenges, Reducing, Equality For All

While gender stereotypes can have negative impacts on men as well, the vast majority of structural gender inequality: socially, politically, professionally and economically, as well as the overwhelming burden of sexual violence is disproportionately borne by women.

- Laura Bates

topic: Men, Impact, Majority, Gender Inequality, Gender Stereotypes

We don't often talk about men being imprisoned by gender stereotypes but I can see that that they are and that when they are free, things will change for women as a natural consequence.

- Emma Watson

topic: Men, Feminism, Stereotype, Free Things, Gender Stereotypes

Success on the front of women's rights will look like a world not only with obvious advances - where no girl is denied access to education, for instance - but also one with more subtle changes in how we regard gender and gender stereotypes.

- Adora Svitak

topic: Girl, Rights, Looks, Access To Education, Gender Stereotypes

A huge amount of what feminists are fighting for would have major positive impact for men as well as women. Take the male suicide rate, for example. In part, the problem arises from the idea that men are tough and manly, that 'boys don't cry' and it's embarrassing for them to talk about their feelings. So men are less likely to reach out for help and support with mental health issues. But that gender stereotype, which exists alongside the converse notion that women are over-emotional, 'hysterical', or 'hormonal', is one feminists are fighting hard to debunk.

- Laura Bates

topic: Suicide, Fighting, Men, Help And Support, Fighting Hard

I have always felt one of the things dance should do - its business being so clearly physical - is challenge the culture's gender stereotypes.

- Twyla Tharp

source: Twyla Tharp (1992). “Push Comes to Shove”, Bantam Dell Publishing Group

topic: Dance, Challenges, Culture, Gender Stereotypes

I read the books and I really, really wanted to play the part. I started kundalini yoga, kickboxing and running, and completely changed my diet. I felt I wanted to undergo what was necessary for the part. I love a challenge. And I love defying limitation, gender stereotypes and people’s expectations of me as an actress.

- Gwendoline Christie

source: "Game of Thrones' Gwendoline Christie shreds Brienne of Tarth for super-seductive photo shoot" by Claire Rutter, www.mirror.co.uk. November 13, 2014.

topic: Running, Yoga, Book, Kickboxing, Gender Stereotypes

Valentine's Day is a sham created by card companies to reinforce gender stereotypes. [..] I'll buy some cookies, but NOT for Valentine's Day. These cookies celebrate the February 14th birthday of Anna Howard Shaw, famed American suffragette.

- Anna Howard Shaw

topic: Valentine, Cards, Cookies, Suffragettes, Gender Stereotypes