Over the last few weeks, we entered into a discussion about gender: how it is culturally constructed, the different characteristics associated with each gender, and the power structure reflected in, and reinforced by, these stereotypes. Below is the gender essay prompt.
Prompt
In a 3-5 page essay, analyze an image that reinforces gender stereotypes, challenges stereotypical gender roles, or perhaps both reinforces and challenges gender stereotypes. (This image can be from a magazine, an advertisement, online–what’s important is that it is a still image that speaks in some way to gender/gender roles.)
