This presentation follows the structure of a Gender Stereotypes lesson found on GLSEN.org. It is not in itself a lesson, it just provides a flow to the lesson. The full lesson plan is here: https://www.glsen.org/activity/thats-gender-stereotype

1. Write your
favorite:
Color, Activity, and Future
Job

2. Stereotypes
An idea that many
people believe about a
large group of people

3. Think of Examples of Stereotypes
Girls
•Color:
•Activities:
•Jobs:
Children
•Color:
•Activities:
•Jobs:
Boys
•Color:
•Activities:
•Jobs:

4. Examples of Stereotypes
Girls
•Color:
•Activities:
•Jobs:
Children
•Color:
•Activities:
•Jobs:
Boys
•Color:
•Activities:
•Jobs:

5. Examples of Stereotypes
Girls
•Color: pink,
purple
•Activities:
drawing,
dolls
•Jobs:
Children
•Color: red
•Activities:
toys, playing,
recess,
friends
•Jobs:
Boys
•Color: blue,
green
•Activities:
sports, cars
•Jobs: police,

6. Stereotypes
and You
Are there any stereotypes you fit?
Are there any stereotypes that
don’t fit you?
Do these stereotypes have to be
true for all girls, all boys, or all
children?

7. “That’s a
stereotype!”
Game
If the sentence is a stereotype, or a
simple idea that’s not true for
everyone in a group, stand up and
cross your arms, and say, “That’s a

8. large group of people
that many people think
is true, but it is not
true for everyone in that
group

9. List of Stereotypes
Girls
•Color:
•Activities:
•Jobs:
Children
•Color:
•Activities:
•Jobs:
Boys
•Color:
•Activities:
•Jobs:

10. Stereotypes
and Us
Is it OK when stereotypes
don’t fit us?
How does it feel when
stereotypes don’t fit?
Why should we think about
gender stereotypes?

11. Gender
stereotypes
are harmful
because they
take a simple
idea and try to
say it works
for everyone
in a group.
Gender
stereotypes
sometimes make
people stop
doing an activity
they like and
really want to do.
They make it