It varies in its accuracy, the extent to which it captures the degree to which the
stereotyped group members possess these traits, and the extent to which the set of beliefs is shared by others".
For example, stereotyping in effect becomes more conspicuous when it affects the audience in such a way that when they encounter the
stereotyped person, they already have a preconceived notion of them.
deviance from
stereotyped gender norms, but also that women on the whole
Women are
stereotyped as being "emotional (irrational), weak, nurturing and submissive" (Tyson 85).
One interpretation of these data is that women, especially those in STEM majors, may adopt an avoidance goal to avoid confirming the
stereotyped belief that they cannot perform well in science.
The SAT literature suggests that associating a
stereotyped domain with one set of characteristics rather than another set can alter people's subsequent actions and behaviors on that task.
The extent to which the strength of the response association states that the female spheres, especially the domestic, appear more
stereotyped than the male ones must be taken into consideration, as has been suggested in various different disciplines (Wood & Eagly, 2002).
In everyday speech, a stereotype is a caricature of group characteristics, a perception which exaggerates the differences between the
stereotyped group and others.
The vast majority of New Zealanders are also well aware, we maintain, of the core characteristics (or
stereotyped content) used to repeatedly describe and depict these visible ethnic groups within NZ society.
But, there are theoretical reasons to believe stereotypes, such as those regarding men's lack of nurturance, may sometimes lead people to evaluate
stereotyped targets more positively than they evaluate equivalent non-stereotyped targets (Biernat, 2003; Burgoon, 1986; Jussim, Coleman, & Lerch, 1987; Kahneman & Miller, 1986).
CEDAW specifically prohibits gender discrimination and Article 5(a) requires that states "modify social and cultural patterns of conduct with a view to the elimination of prejudices and customary and all other practices which are based on the idea of the inferiority or the superiority of either of the sexes or on
stereotyped roles for men and women." The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (Women's Committee) has the authority and responsibility to monitor and enforce the implementation of CEDAW.