Gender norms are the basis for sexism or the beliefs that consider one sex superior to another. From the minute the parents find out the sex of their child they start to push many gender stereotypes on to their child often before they are even born even if many don’t realise they’re doing it. In western culture the feminine roles that women are usually associated with nurturing, passive, mothering roles while masculine roles are more …show more content…
Sexist frames of mind are most often based on the belief that everyone should conform to the traditional gender stereotypes of gender roles. Many people are shunned