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Gender Stereotyping

Issue 65 - October 2016

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In this issue...

Dismantling gender stereotypes: Why shouldn’t Cinderella make her own fortune as a tech entrepreneur? – Fiona Tatton, Womanthology Editor

I was tired of gender stereotypes in STEM careers so I set up a publishing company to change the next generation’s perceptions – Kerrine Bryan, Engineer and Founder of Butterfly Books

Becoming the first female Beefeater: Why achievable dreams should always be followed – Moira Cameron, Yeoman Warder of the Tower of London

Let’s end gender stereotyping of children once and for all – Tessa Trabue, Let Toys Be Toys Campaigner

Thinking beyond a ‘typical mind’ and providing support to end feelings of isolation for other trans people – Gina Denham, Sergeant with the Basildon Community Policing Team in Essex

‘Taking charge’ versus ‘taking care’: Challenging stereotypic perceptions that misrepresent both women’s and men’s leadership – Allyson Zimmermann, Executive Director, Catalyst Europe

Banishing negative gender stereotypes about working mothers – Colleen Ammerman, Director of Program Administration for the Gender Initiative at Harvard Business School

Gender stereotyping in advertising: Not over yet, but we’re working on it – Caitlin Ryan, Executive Creative Director of Cheil UK

Becoming a global champion of PAs and empowering them to smash their own glass ceilings – Rosemary Parr, Founder of the Global PA Association

Challenging gender binary limitations in dance – Prentice Whitlow, Dancer at Phoenix Dance Theatre

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