Gender Identity and Gender Attitude Among Youth

Abstract

Despite there being a significant shift towards gender role attitudes over the past few decades, there still exists the traditional views and beliefs among individuals pertaining to the norms and stereotypes attached to the roles of men and women in society. Previous studies suggest that the inequality that results from the prescribed norms and stereotypes is deeply rooted among people, both individually and socially. The current study aims to focus on assessing the identity and attitude of an individual through the lens of gender. The participants in the present study comprised 46 female students, ages ranged 17-26 years, drawn from the Northeastern state of Tripura. The Gender Identity and Attitudes Toward Women scales have been used for the data collection. Mean, Standard Deviation, as well as Correlation, were calculated for analysis of results. Results showed that female participants had an average level of gender identity whereas they displayed strong gender role attitudes suggesting that they hold an egalitarian view regarding gender roles. Further interpretation of the results has been done in the discussion.