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Gender Stereotypes

Breaking stereotypes with ads may not be so easy despite big brand backing

Experts believe advertisers trying to reverse gender roles in their brand communication walk a thin line in today's 24x7 digital age

Updated On: 14 Dec 2022 | 6:30 PM IST

ASCI frames guidelines to ask advertisers to break gender stereotypes

The guidelines are a timely intervention, coming only days after the watchdog suspended controversial ads by body spray brand Layer'r Shot

Updated On: 08 Jun 2022 | 10:43 PM IST

CBSE exam paper under fire for gender stereotyping, experts to intervene

A comprehension passage in the CBSE class 10 English question paper has sparked controversy for allegedly promoting "gender stereotyping" and supporting "regressive notions"

Updated On: 13 Dec 2021 | 7:35 AM IST

ASCI aims to break gender stereotypes in advertising, change mindsets

The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) is hoping to find an answer and help advertisers embrace positive depiction with a first-of-its-kind study on gender in advertising

Updated On: 26 Mar 2021 | 6:10 AM IST

Indian male in his habitat

Book review of Patriarchy and the Pangolin: A Field Guide to Indian Men and Other Species

Updated On: 26 Jan 2021 | 11:33 PM IST

Closing the gender gap

The GII has been criticised for its complexity and difficulty in interpretation or understanding

Updated On: 07 Mar 2020 | 1:21 AM IST

Battling gender bias: Diageo, MG Motor rework ad norms to break stereotypes

At MG Motor, the company is working with select panchayat committees to encourage more women graduates to join the auto industry and to ensure a better diversity mix at its showrooms

Updated On: 05 Mar 2020 | 10:14 PM IST

Advertisers rebrand the Indian male by ditching gender stereotypes

A gimmick, or does it mirror a societal shift?

Updated On: 13 May 2019 | 11:35 PM IST

Gender stereotypes are firmly rooted by age 10: WHO study

The study included 450 early adolescents matched with a parent or guardian

Updated On: 20 Sep 2017 | 11:06 PM IST

How children react to gender stereotyping - an experiment in Gujarat

Children were asked how boys and girls cry, sit, laugh, stand, walk and dance

Updated On: 11 Jul 2017 | 11:35 AM IST

How this all-girl team of engineers is breaking gender stereotypes

Team Panther, a group some 20 women, is developing a vehicle that promises a mileage of 300 kmpl

Updated On: 24 Oct 2016 | 1:37 PM IST