Gender stereotypes in children’s literature in Nigeria: A study of selected story books

Abstract

There also is no question that the goal of full gender equality has not yet been achieved in some areas of human endeavour. The society has a set of ideas about how we expect men and women to dress, behave, and present themselves. Gender roles in society means how people are expected to act, speak, d Analyzes of gender stereotypes were made naming the books, stereotypes, the presentation and the imports. Gender stereotypic lexicon was copied verbatim; as presented in the text books. Our findings demonstrate the complexity of the agency and communality constructs and the potential benefits of thinking about them with greater specificity. This can have consequences not only for understanding stereotypes and gender bias, but also for intervention and change efforts.