Even when Chile has experimented changes
and advances in matters of gender and stereotypes, there are still some that
are currently present, both in men and women, because of the culture imposed by
the older generation. This begins from an early age, since boys are taught that
they have to play with different toys than girls (balls, pistols, video games,
among others), they dress them in darker colors (blue, brown, green), They make
them feel that they have to always be strong and protect girls, since they are
"weaker". On the part of the girls, they are taught that they have to
be "feminine", they must be "young ladies" when sitting,
eating, dressing, and even walking. In addition, through games (dolls or toy
kitchens) they are taught that they must be housewives and have to take care of
their babies. When they grow up, things can be more complicated, because they
develop more and worse attitudes, for example, the perception of that the man
have to be physical strength and he can’t appear be vulnerable to the rest of
people, the work cannot be "light" as a secretary or be kindergarten,
since it is more "feminine", the type of car you use or motorcycle
(if it is a light and small color) and even in appointments when the man must
pay. On the other hand, women cannot perform strength work such as mechanics,
construction, among others or who is bad at math and driving because she is a
woman. In addition to that the remunerations are quite unequal and are not
considered for a high-ranking position, just because of the
"condition" of the pregnancy or being "vulnerable" in every
way (hysterical, forceful, sensitive, little leadership, etc.)
Although this type of thinking has been rebuilt in the country, we still have a
long way to go ...
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