Gender prejudice

Do you sometimes find yourself saying, "Oh, it's not fair the boys always get to…" or "The girls always get to…" ? Well be careful, because that is gender prejudice. What do you want to do when you grow up?

º For a long time there were some jobs that were only for boys and some jobs that were only for girls.
º But that has changed now. Lots more girls are going into jobs in engineering, medicine, science, sales and just about anything you can think of that girls were never given the chance to do.

º Boys wouldn't go into 'girls' jobs, like nursing, teaching, hairdressing, modelling because they were thought to be not jobs for 'real' men!

Why? Well, it was thought that it would be a waste of time and money for girls to do any job that needed a lot of time to learn, because girls would get married, have children then stay home to look after them.
Nowadays anyone can do any job if they have the training and the strength to do it.


In many countries, everyone can choose what they want to do, and employers choose the best person for the job whether that person is male or female.

Of course there are still some countries where females are not expected to work outside the home.

Steven Chan