Editing Gender equality (section)

====Gender stereotypes====
{{Further|Gender role}}
[[File:Bettie Page driving.jpg|thumb|upright=1.35|alt=Series of photographs lampooning women drivers|1952 portrayal of stereotypes about women drivers, based on the stereotype that women cannot drive well. Features [[Bettie Page]].]]
Gender [[stereotype]]s arise from the socially approved roles of women and men in the private or public sphere, at home or in the workplace. In the household, women are typically seen as mother figures, which usually places them into a typical classification of being "supportive" or "nurturing". Women are expected to want to take on the role of a mother and take on primary responsibility for household needs.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Women Voices and Feminist Visions|last=Shaw and Lee|first=Susan and Janet|page=450|quote=Women are expected to want to be mothers}}</ref> Their male counterparts are seen as being "assertive" or "ambitious" as men are usually seen in the workplace or as the primary breadwinner for his family.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.geteverwise.com/human-resources/how-does-gender-bias-really-affect-women-in-the-workplace/|title=How Does Gender Bias Really Affect Women in the Workplace?|date=2016-03-24|language=en-US|access-date=2016-09-23|archive-date=2017-11-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115015212/https://www.geteverwise.com/human-resources/how-does-gender-bias-really-affect-women-in-the-workplace/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Due to these views and expectations, women often face discrimination in the public sphere, such as the workplace.<ref name="auto"/> Women are stereotyped to be less productive at work because they are believed to focus more on family when they get married or have children.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Durbin |first1=Susan |title=Gender inequality in employment: Editors' introduction |journal=Equality, Diversity and Inclusion |date=2010 |volume=29 |issue=3 |pages=221–238 |doi=10.1108/02610151011028831}}</ref>
A [[gender role]] is a set of societal [[norm (social)|norms]] dictating the types of behaviors which are generally considered acceptable, appropriate, or desirable for people based on their sex. Gender roles are usually centered on conceptions of [[femininity]] and [[masculinity]], although there are [[Third gender|exceptions]] and [[genderqueer|variations]].