The researchers found that the textbooks mentioned women half as often as men and were far less likely to describe their careers and achievements.
Lead researcher Lee Crawfurd stated: 'Our study shows that girls are systematically under-represented in school books around the world, and depicted in traditional stereotypical roles.'
The most common adjectives used to describe female characters included 'married', 'beautiful', 'aged' and 'quiet'. Men, on the other hand, were most often described as 'rich', 'wise', and 'certain'.
It's less about particular egregious examples or sentences, and more about these consistent patterns of representation.
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