Shouting About The Silence

What are Gender Norms and Why Should We Care?


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Did you know that 96% of murderers are men? Or that more than 75% of all caregivers in the USA are female? Both violence and caregiving are learned skills. Gender norms and stereotypes define what masculinity and femininity look like. In this episode Mady gets into the nitty gritty of what values and beliefs lie behind gender norms, and how big of an effect they have on our lives.

Referenced in the episode:

https://www.out.com/lifestyle/2019/6/10/queer-eyes-jonathan-van-ness-im-nonbinary

https://wnywomensfoundation.org/app/uploads/2017/08/16.-Watching-Gender-How-Stereotypes-in-Movies-and-on-TV-Impact-Kids-Development.pdf

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