Memory Gender rolesVersion en ligne Definitions about gender roles par María García-Pozuelo Gender The treatment of a person or particular group of people differently, in a way that is worse than the way people are usually treated The state of being male or female To have a set idea about what a particular type of person is like, especially an idea that is wrong. Stereotype An unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling formed without enough thought or knowledge Gender role Prejudice Discrimination A social role encompassing a behaviour based on gender