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Gendered Messages in Fairy Tales

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 Fairytales contribute to the perpetuation of gender inequity. These stories educate youngsters to perceive the world through a distorted lens by promoting hazardous preconceptions. Have you ever noticed how many fairytales sound the same? Mistreatment, helplessness, or abandonment of a young, beautiful, naive girl. She is confronted with numerous obstacles that she cannot overcome on her own. She desires freedom, so she waits for a prince to come to her rescue. Her patience is rewarded when, after a lengthy wait, a young, attractive, accomplished, and determined man appears and saves the day. Following that, he marries her. Many people have spoken with believing these stories are harmless since they finish nicely, but they aren't. They reinforce conventional female (and male) characteristics and provide subliminal messages that can influence children's perceptions of life, love, and marriage from an early age. It's impossible to change a child's mentality once they hav

Take The Lead: Women in Technology and Engineering! - Adeyinka Adebakin

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 Why so few? This has always been the question on everyone’s lips. We all know there is still a gender gap in Technology but things are changing rapidly. The lack of women in the industry is making it difficult to have role models at the top. Now the conversation around women   in   Technology and engineering is shifting towards a   positive direction. However, many women still feel excluded and unsafe in a male-dominated industry and this article is to remind you that you are exactly where you are supposed to be. You are worthy of that new promotion. Don’t feel intimidated because of your gender. | Most women think Technology is more like a boys’ club and they will not fit in. - Unknown | The question is; How can we help to change the orientation of the female gender? We need to do a better job of letting girls know that tech is a viable career option where they can equally grow as much as men do. Here are 5 ways to help women in technology take the lead; Go for it The options in  Inf