Description

Practice of ascribing to an individual woman or man specific attributes, characteristics or roles on the sole basis of her or his membership of the social group of women or men.

Sources

Cusack, S. (2013). Gender Stereotyping as a Human Rights Violation: Research Report. Prepared for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. Available at: http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/Women/WRGS/StudyGenderStereotypin…