The Impact of Modernization on Female Gender Roles and Gender Stereotypes: A Psychological Review

Abstract

India is a land of customs and rituals. It has a vast diversity of traditions. Indian society is said to be very diversified. India is very rich in terms of traditions. But these customs and rituals vary according to culture and society. This is because of the stereotypical mindset of people. Our society is divided into two different worlds. Patriarchal dominance can be noticed. But as time passes and with the rise of the modern world, the situation of women has changed. The impact of modernization is now clearly visible in India and the world. The old belief systems have become a matter of the past but still, there are so many cases where we have seen females treated as objects and considered weak. yet we cannot say that gender inequality is completely demolished with time. It still exists in some parts of society, maybe in a different form than in the past. In this article, we will review how the modernization of society will influence gender roles and gender stereotypes existing in the community.