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Question
Are there fewer images of female farmers? If so, why?
Solution
Yes, there is only one image of the female farmer. The reason is that whenever the word farmer comes either in books, on the news, or T.V. the image shown is of a male.
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See what images your class drew by filling in the table below. Add up the number of male and female images separately for each occupation.
| Category | Male image | Female image |
| Teacher | ||
| Farmer | ||
| Factory worker | ||
| Nurse | ||
| Scientist | ||
| Pilot |
| Category | Male image | Female image |
| Teacher | 04 | 36 |
| Farmer | 39 | 01 |
| Factory worker | 38 | 02 |
| Nurse | 00 | 40 |
| Scientist | 39 | 01 |
| Pilot | 38 | 02 |
| Total | 158 | 82 |
Are there more images of men than women?
| Category | Male image | Female image |
| Teacher | 04 | 36 |
| Farmer | 39 | 01 |
| Factory worker | 38 | 02 |
| Nurse | 00 | 40 |
| Scientist | 39 | 01 |
| Pilot | 38 | 02 |
| Total | 158 | 82 |
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