Stereotypes: Gender

Although nowadays the strict stereotypes of women and men are decreasing, and they are much more equal, there are still some general assumptions related to gender.

Women
The oldest stereotype of women pictures them working at home, taking care of the children and the house, and being caring and nurturing. In general, they are seen as emotional. Today, women are seen as people that want to be beatiful and sexy. In some cases, the women are depicted as sexually desperate and promiscous, doing anything for love with men.

Men
Men are stereotyped as strong, physical and non-emotional; they bottle up their feelings. Men are also seen as the financial provider of the family, and very career-focused. They are depicted as courageous, and self-confident.

Top Three National News

12/20/11

CBS News:

Philippines flood death toll nears 1,000

The number of deaths by the flood in Philippines gets closer to a thousand. Meanwhile the Government of Aquino declares a state of national calamity, and says he will try to avoid this disaster in the future. The UN is concern and offers support to Philippines.

Deadly blizzard paralyzes Great Plains

Fierce winds and snow that caused fatal road accidents and shuttered highways in five states, crawled deeper into the Great Plains early Tuesday, with forecasters warning that pre-holiday travel would be difficult if not impossible across the region.

Boehner and House Republicans to block Senate payroll tax plan
Republicans in the House of Representatives are set to block a Senate proposal to extend a popular tax cut for working Americans for two months on Tuesday, setting up a showdown between House Speaker John Boehner and his own party in the Senate plus President Obama and the Democrats.

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12/19/11

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Kim Jong Il, N. Korean dictator, dies at 69

Death of North Korean dictator, Kim Jong Il (69 years-old), has been announced today. The cause of the death is said to be a heart attack; Kim Jong Il had had a long history of heart problems. His son Kim Jong Un, has all the chances to end as his successor.

Kim Jong Il's death puts deal to suspend uranium enrichment in jeopardy
Following North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's death, which was announced last night, a significant deal with North Korea that could mean the suspension of their uranium enrichment program is now in jeopardy, a senior administration official said this morning.

Super PAC ad touts Gingrich as Reagan conservative
In the face of attack ads casting Newt Gingrich as less than a true conservative - spots that may be eroding his support - a super PAC supporting Gingrich has released a new spot deeming the former House Speaker a "proven conservative leader." Meanwhile, there are signs that Gingrich's momentum in Iowa may be stalling and possibly reversing

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12/16/11

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SEC sues ex-Fannie, Freddie execs for fraud

The Securities and Exchange Commission has brought civil fraud charges against six former top executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, saying they misled the government and taxpayers about risky subprime mortgages the mortgage giants held during the housing bust.

PSU's McQueary: I saw sex abuse, told Paterno

A Penn State assistant football coach, Mike McQueary, testified Friday that he believes he saw former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky molesting a boy and that he that he fully conveyed what he had seen to two Penn State administrators.

Russia seizes radioactive sodium headed for Iran

Russia's customs agency says it has seized radioactive metal from the luggage of a passenger bound for Tehran. The metal pices contained Sodium-22, which is not used for nuclear weapons, but for other purposes. The source of the nuclear material is not known, and there is discussion on if it has been sold to Iran by Russian companies.

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12/14/11

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Panetta on Afghan war: "We're winning"

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, standing less than 34 miles from the Pakistan border, told U.S. troops Wednesday they have reached a turning point in the war, even as he demanded that Islamabad must do more to secure its side of the border.

Euro under pressure as summit optimism fades

The euro slid below $1.30 on Wednesday for the first time since the early days of 2011 and Italian borrowing rates rose ominously, as the optimism from a dramatic European summit last week fades with the realization that the continent's underlying debt problems remain unsolved.

Payroll tax cut row threatens gov't shutdown

A Republican payroll tax cut bill that sailed through the House despite a White House veto threat is dead on arrival in the Senate, and it will soon be time for talks on a final package, the Senate's top Democrat says.

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12/13/2011

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Obama Pushing Senate to Hold Up Budget Bill Over Payroll Tax Cut
President Obama is pushing Senate Democrats to use a critical year-end spending bill as political leverage to gain Republican backing for his calls to extend payroll tax cuts and unemployment benefits due to expire at the end of the year.

U.S. Drone Crashes in Seychelles, Air Force InvestigationA U.S. drone has crashed in the island nation of Seychelles, an incident that comes just over a week after a U.S. drone went down in Iran. The cause of the accident is unknown, but U.S. officials declare that the Seychelles authorities were informed inmediatley after the crash.

Sandusky Waives Hearing, Vows to Fight Sex Abuse ChargesFormer Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky opted against forcing his accusers to make their claims of child sex abuse in a packed courtroom Tuesday but then took his case to the courthouse steps as his lawyer assailed the credibility of the alleged victims and witnesses.

Top Three National News

12/12/2011

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Iran: Captured U.S. spy drone nearly decoded

Iranian experts are in the final stages of recovering data from the U.S. surveillance drone captured by the country's armed forces. The Iranians consider this as point of advantage for them against the U.S. According to Iranian congrassman, Iran will accuse the U.S. of invasion, amd could reproduce the drone technologie by reverse engineering. American officials assert that the drone malfunctioned although the Iranians claim that they captured it.

Obama: GOP nominee "doesn't matter

President Obama says he's not concerned with who he'll have to face next November. He says that the core philosophy the Republican candidates express is the same. However, Mr Obama, gives his opinion of the two frontrunners for the GOP nominee, Gingrich and Romney.

High court to look at Ariz. immigration law

The Supreme Court has agreed to decide a case involving Arizona's controversial anti-illegal immigration law, S.B. 1070.
Arizona has asked the justices to allow the state to begin enforcing measures that have been blocked by lower courts at the Obama administration's request. Among those provisions is one that requires police, while enforcing other laws, to question a person's immigration status if officers suspect he is in the country illegally.

 

Top Three National News

12/9/11

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Retired FBI Agent Who Vanished in Iran Reappears in Video Sent to His Family
The family of ex-FBI agent Levinson, who had been disappeared for nearly five years, has released a video where Levinson pleads with the US government to meet the demands of his kidnappers. The video was received by the family in November 2010.

No Known Connection Between Virginia Tech Police Officer and Gunman, Authorities Said
Authorities investigating the deadly shooting Thursday at Virginia Tech say there is no apparent connection between the still-unidentified gunman -- who apparently took his own life -- and his victim, a 39-year-old campus police officer and father of five. It is believed that the authorities know who the shooter was, but are being very careful with the information.

Unprecedented Boom Has Jobs Looking for People in North Dakota
North Dakota has unexpected opportunity for people to find jobs. Director of Natural Resources says NOrth Dakota has a twenty year oil boom thanks to new technologies, that will employ thousands pf people. This is causing big moves of people towards North Dakota, a mostly rural and agricultural state. The sudden increase in people working and living there stresses some services but the authorities hope they will manage the situation and reach the estability.

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12/8/11

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Gingrich neck-and-neck with Obama in two key swing states
Mr Obama and Gingrich are practically tied in campaign percentages in Florida and Ohio, slightly behind Romney. In Pennsylvania Obama beats both Romney and Gingrich, with more margin on this last one.

Holder: Gun-walking tactic "unacceptable"

Attorney General Eric Holder said it was inexcusable for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to use a controversial law enforcement tactic known as "gun-walking" in an effort to identify and prosecute major arms trafficking networks along the Southwest border.
In Operation Fast and Furious, two of the guns purchased at a Phoenix gun store were recovered from the scene of a shooting that killed border agent Brian Terry on the U.S. side of the border.

Corzine: I don't know where MF Global money is

Former U.S. senator, Jon Corzine, will tell a House committee that he doesn't know the location of client money that went missing when MF Global failed, and that he inherited a company doomed by the risks his predecessors took. HE will also explain how MF had the eighth-largest bankruptcy in U.S. history and why an estimated $1.2 billion in client funds is unaccounted for.

Top Three National News

12/5/11

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Under Pressure to Reduce Deficit, Congress Tees Up Year-End Spending Spree
The coming year-end spending spree after so much debate over budget deficits shows just how hard it is to stem the government's flow of red ink. Congress could add $200 billion to the federal ledgre this month.

Will He or Won't He? Cain Camp Denies Gingrich Endorsement is Imminent
A spokesman for Herman Cain denied a report that an endorsement is imminent even as a source declared that the former Republican presidential candidate will offer his backing to former House speaker and fellow Georgian Newt Gingrich.

Putin Suffers Setback in Russian Parliamentary Vote
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's party saw its majority in Russia's parliament weaken sharply, according to preliminary election results released Monday as the Communist Party appeared to benefit most from the protest vote.

Top Three National News

12/2/11

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Employment growth picked up speed in November; jobless rate fell to 8.6 percent
The employment grows fast in November, making the nation's unemployment rate fall to its lower rate since March 2009. More than half the jobs added last month were by retailers, restaurants and bars, a sign that holiday hiring has kicked in.

Concern grows for American kidnapped in Pakistan
Concern was growing Friday for the safety of American development expert Warren Weinstein, who was kidnapped from home in Pakistan in August. Weinstein has been kidnapped because it had aided Pakistan since the sevnties, Al-Qaida claims. Al-Qaida demands the liberation of Guantanamo prisoners.

Up to 876,000 cars at risk from deadly exploding airbags
Hundreds of thousands of Honda vehicles sold the United States are being recalled or will be inspected by the company because their airbags could potentially explode causing injury or death, the company said.