linguistic stereotyping

• why can the language we use be important

  to establish stereotypes of expected gendered behaviour, and to break stereotypes of expected gendered behaviour
• examples of established stereotypes of expected gendered behaviour

  females: not very lady like

  males: boys will be boys
• examples of breaking stereotypes of expected gendered behaviour

  females: maternity leave

  males: paternity leave

  both: parental leave, family leave