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| EOC launches anti- stereotyping campaign A girl's head on Bobby Moore's body holding the World Cup in 1966 is being used as part of a campaign to challenge stereotypes. The Equal Opportunities Commission will place the advertisement in youth magazines and schools. Research has found that sex stereotyping is having a huge impact on young people's lives. A poll of almost 600 youngsters aged between 11 and 16 found many still opt for traditionally male or female subjects. Nine out of 10 students taking health and social care subjects were female while most students taking computer courses were male. EOC chairwoman Julie Mellor, said: "Working women are still concentrated in a narrow range of occupations, all at the lower paid end of the labour market. "We won't get true equality in the workplace unless measures are taken at school to encourage young people to pick from all the options available." Education Secretary Estelle Morris, added: "The EOC's campaign to challenge sex stereotyping and widen choices promises to play an important part in increasing young people's awareness of the possibilities open to them. "It will help them recognise that their horizons need not be limited by narrow expectations or fixed stereotypical ideas." 29th October 2001 |
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