General Article Fawcett research shows exposure to gender stereotypes as a child causes harm in later life

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The Fawcett Society is today publishing new research which highlights the lifelong impact of gender stereotyping in childhood. In new polling, 45% of people said that when they were children, they experienced gender stereotyping as they were expected to behave in a certain way. Stereotyping in childhood has wide-ranging and significant negative consequences for both women and men, with more than half (51%) of people affected saying it constrained their career choices and 44% saying it harmed ...

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