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traditional gender roles
UK/trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈdʒendə rəʊlz/US/trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈdʒɛndər roʊlz/tra·DI·tion·al GEN·der roles
conventional expectations about what men and women should do
Examples
“Many campaigns aim to challenge traditional gender roles in the workplace.”
“Traditional gender roles often assign domestic tasks to women and paid work to men.”
“Changing traditional gender roles can improve equality at home and at work.”
Band 8 sentence
“Educational programmes that question traditional gender roles can play a crucial role in promoting workplace equality.”
Collocations
- challenge traditional gender roles
- reinforce traditional gender roles
Word family
Common mistakes
tradition gender roles→traditional gender roles
gender roles traditional→traditional gender roles
Say it for a higher band
5gender roles→6traditional gender expectations→7+traditional gender roles
Synonyms
conventional gender expectations
Easily confused
modern gender roles
“Many young couples adopt modern gender roles in which household chores are shared.”
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