A Class That Turned Around Kids' Assumptions of Gender Roles!

When a real-life firefighter, surgeon, and fighter pilot drop in on a classroom, these kids have their assumptions about gender roles turned around.
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This video by MullenLowe London brings us career day at a primary school in England. ​Students are asked to draw a firefighter, surgeon, and fighter pilot​, and​ are quite surprised when the women who do these real​-​life​ ​occupations join them in class.
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[@firefraction8156]

Wait until they ask an uber driver about the hula girl on their dashboard

[@honbagguette80]

omg

[@Hsh637]

😂😂😂😂

[@rjanarvikk4006]

From the continent of Hawaii

[@dwyt]

loooooool 😂😂😂

[@kingstannisbaratheon8929]

I bet you like, thought that was an adorable joke? You didn't think the pillaging of like, t h e c o n t i n e n t o f h a w a i i ?"

[@zammmerjammer]

I remember my mom telling me a story about how she and all her women lawyer friends would regularly get together when they were just starting out. There weren't that many of them so they all knew each other. One of them had a young school-age son. One day I think someone mentioned a male lawyer they knew and the kid was totally confused. He thought only women could be lawyers because he'd simply never seen a male lawyer. :)

[@Retr0ver4]

When one of them said she's dressed up that broke my heart

[@irrymili1116]

Me too😭 and the "fake!"

[@amirsamir302]

I don't see a problem here, they showed the kids that there can be girls who are surgeons, firefighters, and pilots, nothing more, they didn't lecture them about feminism and didn't blame them for drawing boys, they simply showed them that they can be something they might not think they can.

[@eraser4655]

Amir Samir the children don't fucking care and aren't old enough to care and your are what we call a feminazi

[@wqiz1818]

They shouldn't blame them for drawing boys, it's not their fault they drew them

[@crikeymikey4966]

Annabelle Gill They didn't.

[@carolinpurayidom4570]

@@eraser4655 you don't know what a feminazi is right

[@jaydonbroadbelt7605]

@@eraser4655 THANK YOU. Ppl are acting as if kids understand adult logic

[@yazmac]

So many comments along the lines of 'but most firefighters, pilots, surgeons are men' THAT'S THE POINT!! Young girls grow up thinking that these careers are not an option for them, so this video aims to change the way young girls think about themselves, reassure them they can grow up to be whatever they want.

[@williamwarren3851]

but this whole message could be turned around so easily. have the children draw some dancers and a nurse and it's likely they'll draw women and not men so we surely we should also teach boys what they can do too?

[@yazmac]

That wouldn't be turning the message around, that is the message. The video concentrates on the girls as they are the ones with the disadvantage, by showing the children that they can be whoever they want the boys learn that lesson too. When a video like this concentrates on females, that isn't saying there isn't issues with males, it's saying that it is the females that need the most help for the moment as they are the ones at the disadvantage. It's like the Black Lives Matter movement. Yes All Lives Matter but right now people need to pay extra attention to Black Lives because they are the ones facing the extreme disadvantage. By tackling the extreme disadvantages, the less extreme ones gain recognition and resolution also.

[@williamwarren3851]

yazmac I see what you mean but for girls they are just not really told they can be firefighters or doctors etc. However, for boys there is a negative stigma towards wanting to be a nurse or a dancer etc. Because they aren't "manly" and they shouldn't be that job

[@yazmac]

william warren That is true, these roles are seen as feminine, and therefore weak or not challenging. Another reason why feminism is so important for both young girls and young boys. By challenging these stereotypes professions will become open to more genders. As more women take on challenging roles, people will realise that being feminine is not a bad thing, it does not equal a weakness or disadvantage and as such the roles that are seen as feminine will no longer be a threat to males.

[@amonleopoldgoth6383]

+yazmac no it will not! When given all the options mean and women still go for stereotypical gender roles. gender roles are a thing for a reason. women and men are not equal and never will be. Look at animals, most species have gender roles, what makes you think we are different? And feminism I'd not needed in the western world.

[@grinreaper7477]

why does this have so many down votes and negative comments? I grew up with preconceived ideas that me and other women will never be firefighters, surgeons or fighter pilots, because I never saw or heard of any. I grew up with constrained ideas of what I could do, if i were a female kid in this class I might've thought differently about myself and others. I only didn't think differently because of the close minded and "anti SJW" culture people still push, in classrooms, in the comment sections of youtube videos.

[@eraser4655]

Grin Reaper your a feminazi

[@nightshade7111]

*you're and you're a fucking idiot.

[@irrymili1116]

Same. I wish I was there in this class when I was growing up.

[@AP-dv5vk]

Very emotional to see the reality - gender inequity begins at childhood. Let’s carry on fighting and honour the women of the past who started the fight for change.

[@alex91062]

Why don't we draw nurses and teachers as well? That would be interesting.

[@changchangli8898]

@Sen484 ya know the gender pay gap doesn't exist, it's just a statistic that women on average go for lower paying jobs

[@stormy738]

Sen484 No it doesn’t and saying that having more male teachers than females teachers would make “better educated boys” is just hypocritical because you talking about it sounds like woman only face problems and a senior nurse is called a sister and then you say this

[@irrymili1116]

​@@changchangli8898 Excuse my language, but that's bullshit. Comparison between males' and females' pay for indistinguishable jobs in 2020 in the US shows that women only earn 84% of what men earn. Women ages 25 to 34 earned 93 cents for every dollar a man in the same age group earned on average. In 1980, women ages 25 to 34 earned 33 cents less than their male counterparts, compared with 7 cents in 2020. The estimated 16-cent gender pay gap among all workers in 2020 was down from 36 cents in 1980. But we're still facing gender inequality, and some still think nothing about it. Seriously, its 2022. Know. The. Statistics.

[@yourfavouritedad]

@@irrymili1116 men and women get paid the same amount for the same job, its illegal to pay women less or men more, the reason why the average is so different is because men choose higher-paying jobs, so the average makes it seem like they make more

[@Bwugwugwug]

@@changchangli8898 Yeah men choose profitable positions like lawyer and doctor. Women go for lower paying jobs like female lawyer, and female doctor

[@ACGreyhound04]

This is awesome!! These kids are being taught that little girls can go anything, just like little boys can! I’m a guy, and I work in corporate law and finance, but three out of my four bosses (lawyers and bankers) have been women. I think having a mix of men and women creates a stronger team and a greater range of ideas.

[@ooaktree]

@@borntoslay3996why? Woman can do those jobs fine

[@emilymunn1090]

Honestly why are people even offended by this, it says to little girls 'look you can do it too', which is important!

[@bigdavey2074]

im pretty sure no girl grows uo to think she cant be a surgeon or a firefighter if she wanted to, just like a guy doesnt think he cant be a nurse or a ballet dancer if he wanted

[@emilymunn1090]

+David Methven Guys certainly are put off such careers, as there are stigmas associated with them. It's unfortunate. It's also a lot more subtle than saying 'oh I'm a female this job isn't for me'. This is only one aspect but, if you see someone similar to yourself doing something you feel more welcome to doing it

[@foxxy1851]

David Methven There are male ballet dancers.

[@joannetilly4586]

@@bigdavey2074 my Grandma told me, that engineer is not a job for a woman.

[@whoasked6147]

@@bigdavey2074 There are. Are you living under a rock?

[@elainemarie9470]

Aww, this makes me weepy. I grew up with the Women's Liberation Movement in the 1960s & 70s, in California USA. I thought this remedied the gender inequality issues. I was very wrong. My mother was considered a pioneering scientist of her day, simply because she was female. She actually had to get permission from my father to "allow" her to be working (!!). Isn't that awful? Yet, not only did she have a full-time career, but a full-time job at home, parenting six young children (she bore 6 kids in 6 years), housekeeping, and waiting on my father hand & foot. Mom also put my father through college. I remember learning in school that Marie Curie had discovered the element radium, but only her husband could be credited. This work of hers revolutionized the diagnostic tool of X-ray machines, and was integral to the treatment of cancers. When I began working as a scientist myself, in 1974, I was thoroughly shocked by the mistreatment, stereotyping, and onslaught of sexual harassment, including physical assaults while on the job. I recall undergoing psychological testing in Grade 8, because they were trying to figure out how a girl could be excelling in Math & Science. Seriously. Saddens me, now that I'm retired, to see how children are still being brainwashed into sexism. SMH.

[@kanewalker1077]

Could it not be that statistically speaking there are more male firefighters, surgeons and fighter pilots then female, so it would make sense to draw a male. When on average being male. Though this would likely change done on an older age group. So don't think its really sexism just they at such a young age have properly not seen as many in those professions female than male.

[@solitarychap]

+Walker Kane I do understand your comment, and the points you bring up are definitely valid and are true, however I also believe that unequal representation in media is partly to blame. When I was younger, I don't think I ever saw any of these professions in real life; I never saw a real firefighter, however I did see Fireman Sam a lot. That helped my brain think "firefighter = male". So whilst there are probably more males in these professions, it doesn't mean they should be the only ones we see in the media. Thankfully nowadays both men and women are beginning to be represented equally (:

[@bigman7842]

too much to read

[@mystictomato9466]

EARTH IS FLAT: GOOGLE IT. Your name is for Oscar!

[@RKStardust]

@@kanewalker1077 Isn't that part of the problem? Perhaps for the next generations who have it normalised that jobs are for females and males, that there will be more of an equal balance.

[@elizabethwilcox9199]

Amazing that in 2021, when more than half the doctors I’ve seen are women, and women populate most careers, the children haven’t yet observed that both genders perform all these roles. The young girls aren’t seeing their own possibilities yet.

[@joannetilly4586]

That's how stereotypes works. These kids have no chance to observe hospitals, firebrigades or pilots to make proper assumption about proportions of woman and men in these roles.

[@randomz5890]

In all honesty, I doubt a lot of adults have really observed women in these positions either. I mean, how often does a person really encounter a firefighter or a fighter pilot. Gender stereotypes are very powerful and pervasive. That's something I've noticed.

[@shreyarajput-singha5908]

@@randomz5890 That's why we need majority Males have worked hard for years Now let's them have a little rest

[@nicolewatterson2893]

When I was a kid, I was taught that everyone can be who they want to be. It’s just so uncommon to encounter a female Uber driver or a male ballerina which makes gender stereotypes a thing.

[@shanegordon9586]

but that is okay. i dont see a problem when men tending to choose certain careers and women doing the same

[@nanahachi9628]

@@shanegordon9586 It is a problem when stereotypes influence the choices we do. This video is an example of that

[@shanegordon9586]

who is it a problem for? both boys and girls? On average, boys tend to be more interested in things (computers, mechanics, etc. ) and girls tend to be more interested in people (teachers, caring, etc.). there are obviously other factors that come into job choice but don''t see why there needs to be a big push for a 50/50 split

[@makotoyuki345]

@@shanegordon9586 true. It doesn’t matter whether it’s 50/50 split. It matters that we allow the split to occur naturally instead of pushing people into boxes because of their sex. If being a chef had a 40/60 split or F1 drivers had a 20/80 it would obviously be fine as long as it was that persons decision and there weren’t any arbitrary gates based on gender stopping them

[@Sketch1994]

@@makotoyuki345 We are practising the exact opposite though, trying to cover any split by openly discriminating against the so called "priviledged ones". See the Asians and Caucasians being denied from prestigious institutions like Harvard, because they already have too many Asian and not enough black students, or Jews being banned from Berkeley, to "avoid anti-Palestine feelings", when Israel suggested a truce for the 4th (or 5th) time, which the LGBTQIA+ lynching Palestinians have dismissed again (in the spirit of "acceptance and equality of all religions")

[@eperkeeperke8316]

I feel like what a lot of people are missing the context when they’re suggesting that they ask them to draw nurses or hairdressers. Yes, that would be beneficial too but there is a long history of women having to struggle to work in areas where they wanted to or even just be allowed to receive the education required for them. You can’t just forget historical context.

[@KomalMadhan]

I think that it's time that people stopped assuming that these are 'male jobs' and that women can be just as good if not even better. This was a wonderful video and I'm glad that these things are being taught to children at a young age :)

[@meganheartbeats]

I'm a 16 year old girl who is currently training in the London fire brigade cadets and I want to become a firefighter. we still get alot of people say "fireman" and think it's weird for females to be firefighters

[@meganheartbeats]

I really do hope things change and girls realise that they can do jobs that ate more masculine and boys can do jobs that people class as more feminine

[@dinoblacklane1640]

So 7 years on, did you actually become a firefighter Or did you fail the fitness exams, or have to use a much lower female fitness test?

[@RaeisAwkward]

Gender roles are "pushed" on kids from a very early age. People don't even realise they are doing it because that's what they've been brought up with too. So teaching them that women can do these jobs that are "meant for men" - before they become older and their minds aren't as open to interpretation anymore - is important. Don't understand the message of this video? Don't fucking comment.

[@Hal03014]

Not being funny, but every kid knows that women can do those jobs, it's just that they choose to see what the media represents, which is what real life is, if a majority of men are playing rugby at an international level, and are therefore getting more media coverage due to revenue, etc, they're more inclined to think about that. It doesn't mean that they don't know women play rugby.

[@darkfightlight1939]

*Gender roles are not pushed.* Stop reading your feminist magazines and actually live in the real world. Kid don't care about roles or jobs at a young age all they care about is playing amd messing around. And no one goes aroung telling what they can't and can do (with in reason of course).

[@Hal03014]

+Emily Brooks I completely understand what the "point" this video is attempting to make. However, the true point is that, at that age 1.kids don't care which gender does what. 2.kids aren't sexist. 3.kids aren't ignorant enough to believe that only men can be firefighters, doctors, etc. The children simply draw what is statistically true, due to their experiences in their life so far. They don't need to be shown that a woman can be a firefighter, because they already know that they can...

[@Hal03014]

+Emily Brooks where did I say that children know and study statistics? I didn't. Don't blind yourself with anger when trying to prove a point just to have it blow back up in your face. I said they drew what is statistically true. Which is that more drew men than women, which correlates with the numbers of those in the workplace for those specific jobs. Next time, please don't be rude, formulate a proper argument and then we can have a proper discussion on important things, such as rape culture and the wage gap which hinder women's lives every day.

[@Hal03014]

+Emily Brooks why did you reply in a sarcastic way and a way that showed you either didn't fully read my statement or didn't understand it. In my experience in the "real world" people only jump to such conclusions if they are either angry, or simply not clever enough to understand. I appreciate what you are saying, but in reality, no child believes that only a man can be a firefighter or doctor, just as no child believes only a woman could be a ballet dancer. If this is a problem, it is most definitely not found at this age group but one that is a few years older when children become more exposed to "radical" media and begin to formulate their ideas based on prejudices and agendas pushed by these media outlets.

[@Aaron_The_Wolf]

It was moving, pretty much showing you how it doesn't matter what gender your are, you can do the job if you work hard enough

[@Zextranet]

Even though Gender Roles exist, it is not be considered a rule or law. Everything is whatever it's considered to be as a person or what it wants to be as a person - (Me) 2022

[@dinoblacklane1640]

Well except for firefighters that need a lot of strength to carry their gear and potentially anyone they need to save ...good thing men and women have the exact same strength right?

[@joysomepossum]

now do it with a nurse, a teacher, and a librarian.

[@potato4551]

I was smiling so much when I saw all of the kids faces light up at seeing them walk in

[@EnbyEl]

In Germany I think the steriotypes are even more supported by the fact that we mostly use the male "Job-name" with the german male article "der". While this name can actully also describe a female, it is, due to the article, associated with the male stereotype. An Example: "DER Doktor" (the doctor) can be seen as a neutral job or as a male person. "DIE Doktor-IN" is the female version of the same word that only specfically describes a female. This works with almost every job, with only very few exeptions. The German word for nurse "DIE Hebamme" is more used in its female form. In a nutshell: -We have a "neutral version" of the job but it goes with the male article. It is the more common used version. -We also have a "female version" that is only used when there actually is a woman who works as this job.

[@CNWPlayer]

It’s similar in Spanish. (I’m not a native speaker though.) El niño (the child) can be a child (neutral) or a boy (masculine) while La niña (the girl) can only be a girl (feminine).

[@kaituub]

An interesting observation. I'm of Estonian heritage, and in our language even our pronouns are ungendered. As a lesbian, I could have a full conversation about my partner without the he/she differentiation - you could assume whatever you wanted. Even so, Estonia is still quite a gendered society - perhaps a lasting impact from German and Russian occupiers 😉

[@HighTen_Melanie]

I absolutely loved the children’s reactions when they met the role models!

[@nellwithann4152]

This made me sad. We still haven’t taught kids not to stereotype. Shame, right.

[@lordmaximus5]

Kid: my firefighters called Hugh mungus Teacher: do you think this is a joke?

[@donniebrasco11]

These lessons are important because it teaches kids not to limit themselves or others in fear of being an anomaly .

[@user-uw1rz3zd6l]

I love this sort of education, I also feel so bad when the professions walked in and kids said: "Fake, they dressed up."

[@StarbuckEducation]

As a teacher of this age group (3-5) I agree that we need to show children that jobs are genderless and they can be whatever they wish inlife. I also want to point out this works bothways which is less highlighted in this video, as a male Early Years teacher it is rare for me to find an illustration in a book of a male Nursery teacher and children are surprised my Grandad was a male nurse.

[@stevedavis8329]

this age group is not 3-5. they look to be roughly 10.

[@EQOAnostalgia]

"As a Marxist piece of shit who indoctrinates your kids, i agree with this satanic agenda to confuse roles, push androgyny on kids, and normalize pedophilia" GO FUCK YOURSELF.

[@rockerfaerie2]

@@EQOAnostalgia literally how did you get that from this comment …. Get help

[@robynwarren9387]

I'm transgender and I defy all gender roles and this made me physically sick I cried so much if any kids read this matter what gender if you identify as a shoe box you can have any job you want don't let people tell you no if someone says you can't do it prove them wrong someone says you can't climb a Mountain in a week do it in four days for the hell of it I dare you to be different

[@jakeworsley2058]

If you identify as a shoebox you need some serious help

[@eskimojoe365]

Oh no, they uploaded this type of video to KZbin and it's trending!! Here comes all the negative comments.....

[@EQOAnostalgia]

@Neroke5 Bet your fuckin ass they are.

[@kevtb874]

Wow. So many people missing the point. The aim was not to trick the kids or insinuate that just as many women as men do these jobs.The point was that all of us form many of our views of society as kids. When we are brought up to think that men are soldiers and men are doctors and men are firefighters and men are race car drivers while women are nurses and women are receptionists and women are kindergarten teachers.....it has an impact and maybe part of the reason these jobs are so heavily skewed is BECAUSE of that impact.This was done to expose to these young kids (nobody else) that women can do jobs these kids might have considered women can do.They should have done the inverse and shown that guys can be nurses and hairdressers etc. That's the only valid complaint I can understand.

[@laraland9963]

When I was a little girl I wanted to be a farmer’s wife- I had no idea I could be a farmer myself

[@AndreasEUR]

You can be, you'd probably be a lot more happy being a farmers wife though :P

[@zirenfeng4943]

When children saw these three women, they said "they dress up" 💔

[@thuhailaabdulrahman]

I love this video. This is what teaching is. It makes my primary education look really shitty but I’m ecstatic that this is the new level that is being introduced to children.

[@blahf5854]

Sometimes it is not how you are brought up. I am a twin - both of us are girls. We were brought up together and the same. I had interests that were traditionally 'boys' whilst my sister liked 'girly things'. My first dream job was a 'bin man'. My sister's was 'kitchen/house keeper'. Now she studied geography and I am in the construction industry. We had the same stories, toys, clothes and influences around us. Whilst my younger sister is more down the middle, a dreamer and aims to be an author:) ???

[@joannetilly4586]

Yes and no. Some things are caused by upbringing e. g: I was born and raised in farm as a first child and have to support my parents in their work since I was little. That gave me strength and many skills and interests I would never have if I would live in town. It also allowed me to discover in what direction I should be going with my carrier. So my point is - everybody should have opportunity to pursue his or her abilities without gender pressure - that something is for girls or for boys only. And you are a good example of that. (I know that I don't like to work with people, teaching would be my job from hell, the same with being nurse. I would rather be the' bin man' if I have to choose from that three professions).

[@sadiee8183]

It actually made me mad when she said “thEyrE dRESSeD uP”

[@jasparcj1306]

Okay, ask them to draw a nurse, a cleaner and a nanny and see what happens

[@joannetilly4586]

Yep and then asked them about wages - how much do they think all of them earn;)

[@annmariebartholomew2591]

There's always going to be stereotypes, it doesn't necessarily mean it's being inequal

[@invincat]

Yes there will always be a gender gap, and thars fine, different genders are suited to different things. But the gender gap is so large because girls in this day and age could grow up without ever considering career options like engineering, piloting or medicine because they subconciously associate it with "Thats a job for a man". This video works to banish these stereotypes. It gives them the choice and a more open mind.

[@annmariebartholomew2591]

Icetail_1r I get your point

[@EQOAnostalgia]

We aren't equal... men and women ARE NOT EQUAL. Men do not give birth... women do not fight wars, do not get drafted, do not have a dick... etc... they did not build the skyscrapers, the infrastructure... PC's, modern internet... etc... etc... WE ARE NOT EQUAL, you are an idiot.

[@edengibson246]

@@EQOAnostalgia women fight wars woman build skyscrapers ( I'm sorry that my having a vagina offends you )

[@joannetilly4586]

@@EQOAnostalgia yep that's the only difference - men will not born children. Except that we all are different. men from men, woman from woman and woman from men.

[@Snagprophet]

isn't that more of a trend than a stereotype? it's like saying men not wearing dresses is a stereotype. I dunno about fucking surgeons though, I thought the stereotype, and butt of jokes, was that men were not nurses but women were everything else

[@ALinn-vr3nl]

Thank you. Much needed. Except for the fighter pilot. Let's not encourage either girls or boys to go into the military. Amazing how kids are still geting these stereotypes in 2023.

[@katecrimson2730]

For those saying that women dominate other professions, the point here is that higher paying jobs, more stereotypically challenging jobs, are all dominated by man. Do you really want to use the fact that more teachers are female to negate the fact that over 95% of neurosurgeons are male, etc?

[@CalimeroDu64]

Except this isn't valid in many languages where jobs have gender. In Spanish, if you ask kids to draw a "cirujano", it's not the same as a "cirujana".... Basically, you're proving English is anti-feminist ;)

[@notryangosling3065]

Prepare for some shit dude, they're coming

[@ruudiluca]

💩

[@Anon-dh7pg]

Why is she not asking them to draw bin men

[@LanguageImaginations]

I'm happy there are projects like that. Those women took time out of their day to come to a school and show children that EVERYBODY can achieve something. I hope to be a role model to young kids some day as well!

[@Gayboy21]

I hate our heteronormative Society… why can’t we live in a world where your not told how to act or look just because what’s between your legs… why can we just all be ourselves and not fear being judged….. if your a boy if you wanna be girly or manly that’s fine… or a girl who wants to be manly or girly or anywhere in between….. I wish we lived in that world

[@cheese9880]

GIRLS AND BOYS SHOULD BE TREATED THE SAME CAUSE WE ARE ALL HUMAN BEINGS

[@EQOAnostalgia]

No, no they shouldn't, and we each have our gender roles for a reason.

[@edengibson246]

@@EQOAnostalgia i should have offspring and a husband who works i should cook and clean is that the kind of world u want to live in

[@joannetilly4586]

@@edengibson246 he definitely does - it's comfortable for him - don't you see?

[@xaphiron]

​@@joannetilly4586 for HIM, not for EVERYONE. Their perception of what fairness is is distorted.

[@ryansenft3315]

This was very interesting. Who knows, maybe one of the girls in that class will get in to one of those careers when she's an adult. And imagine it started with this experiment.

[@jordan62able]

Whenever I draw people I usually draw men because I am used to drawing men, and I stick to what is easier for me.

[@KeepItSimpleSailor]

It’s great that kids understand they can pursue a whole range of interests and careers regardless of gender or background

[@TheJamboy619]

Tell them to draw a fucking teacher, nurse and a dancer!

[@TheJamboy619]

I wonder if they would draw big and strong men, for some reason I don't think so.

[@sinecosine7493]

Genius. I love to dance though :P

[@jessienerdis4179]

That would make a good part 2 to show males can do those jobs too

[@AlanWattResistance]

@Jessie, No one gives a fuck, children should be learning to read and write, not indoctrinated with your feminist bullshit.

[@foxxy1851]

There are male teachers and dancers.

[@lilyroberts402]

This made me cry. I was a child who never saw, believed or even entertained the thought that I could have any of these jobs. Instead, I grew up wanting to be a model, (despite being completely average-looking, lol!) To be a model though, was regarded in my childhood as the best thing a woman could be. It's so disturbing that there are still so many people who are much more offended about the fact that every worker shown to these children was a woman, when this video so clearly illustrates just how deep-rooted children's ideas of gender are (thus necessitating the very real need for such a demonstration). But yeah, let's whinge about "feminist pandering" while more girls grow into women who think that the best they can be is an ornament, shall we?

[@moonjae-in12thpresidentofr20]

Let’s get triggered back at them “shall we?”

[@lilyroberts402]

@@moonjae-in12thpresidentofr20 You can if you like.

[@selku3973]

@@moonjae-in12thpresidentofr20 isn't getting triggered a natural reaction to opression

[@Sketch1994]

@@selku3973 No. Getting triggered is the natural reaction to not having it your way

[@marlenrios1675]

I always drew a girl as anything from a firefighter to a football player

[@boredandalive]

I was taught I could do anything, so I grew up believing that anyone can do anything they want. teach it and they will know.

[@bunnys4152]

This kinda sad how they only ;-;" were only drawing men

[@elmercoello8046]

Ikkk it’s very sad how they only think men go to work and the women have to stay at home cooking and cleaning for the man and the kids 🥺 awwwh it’s so cute how the kids are learning and are doing great things x I love love love this

[@cashw55]

Women don't want those jobs. I don't see women with Jack Hammers in road works or jumping out a Fire engine. So it'd be weird if a child drew a female in that role.

[@elmercoello8046]

@@cashw55 but there are Many woman who do those jobs, you can’t say women don’t want those jobs because your talking about all women and there are many women who do those jobs

[@cashw55]

@@elmercoello8046 in general if you advertise for a high risk or physically demanding job and 50 people apply they'll most likely all be men. Any child drawing women doing road works clearly are not very observant.

[@xaphiron]

​@Adam Powell If I had a time machine, I would have yeeted you back to the 1950s.

[@user-cy3zw5vu3b]

It's amazing. Thank you for your video.

[@lobnabenhassine7276]

Hello, I am an English as a second language teacher in a French middle school located in Marseilles. We studied the video in class. Here are some of my students comments: “This video makes me feel bad because the children think that jobs belong to a gender” “Stereotypes were born in a child’s mind and unfortunately continue to grow in an adult’s mind”. “Women are as courageous, as strong as men, I am not surprised they can be fighter pilote”. “I really like this video because I loved to see the emotions on the children’s face when they found out the women’s real jobs”. “I was as surprised as the children, I didn’t expect these women to do such jobs. I thought it was a hoax.”

[@azidoe]

They should have done jobs that are typically seen as “women jobs” and had bouts who have those jobs. We need to show all the children that they can be anything they want when they grow up as long as they work hard. (In some cases, very hard, because getting a job as a doctor isn’t easy)

[@elmercoello8046]

Their so cute 🥰 I love this , thank you 🙏

[@Joannathewizard_]

I'm so disappointed in this comment section.

[@jennygw1883]

Great video. Wonderful to see the kids faces when the women walked in. Brilliant.

[@Sun_Sunshine_Sunny_]

I find it funny how people have a problem when some little kids find out that it doesn't matter if their a girl or guy, they can pursue a job they want. There is no harm in this. Would you rather the teachers say, "Okay class. If you're a girl, you are a sweet little nurse. And if your a boy you can be a big strong firefughter!!" Kids have the potential to change the world, so why would you want them to live in restricted boundaries of what they can or cannot do? Yes I do agree that this same test needs to be done with boys, but saying that doesn't change the fact that these teachers are broadening these young girls' view of themself. These is nothing wrong with that. In fact, if you have a problem with it, I believe you have some reflecting to do.

[@shantaeforsmash8287]

But there's nothing wrong with male's being fire fighters, fighter pilots or surgeons, they should be taking the best people for the job.

[@janeaparis]

This is so cool. We still live in a sexist world. It is very important for little girls to see role models like this, additionally, for little boys too, as they might also want to break gender barriers. And no one, no matter what their gender or gender identity is should be kept from becoming who they want to be in the world.

[@johncaze757]

Agree with you but I feel like gender roles is a choice.

[@janeaparis]

@@johncaze757 Oh please. It depends on the time we are talking about. Not too far away in the past, women could only be housewives, except for a few occupations that accepted them, like teaching, factory worker, maid, etc. Most jobs, especially good jobs belonged to men. Those women had very few options in what role they would play. Maybe it is better today, however there is still a lot of this going on.

[@matthewrutters6842]

No one should also have to suffer your delusions just to appease activist groups. Lowering physical fitness standards for firefighters and in the military just for women is silly. Either the standards for men are wrong or the women are going to underperform and the men will be forced to pick up the slack. There is nuance to this conversation, and feminists misrepresent the arguments of anyone who gives them pushback.

[@janeaparis]

@@matthewrutters6842 You are a rude **&&*(#@ that does not even deserve a response. You need to personally attack me, and tell me little girls cannot dream about being firefighters. First of all, is there anything in my comment that talks about lowering standards? Have you ever seen a little dog and a big dog fight? Just because one dog is bigger or has more muscles does not mean he will win. It is about a lot of other things, like courage and intelligence being some. I have seen many fights, where the little dog with the bigger muscles in its brain won, while the big burly dog lost. Good luck in life.

[@janeaparis]

@@matthewrutters6842 I just watched a show about a serial killer who thought he had an easy mark. She beat the shit out of him and killed him. Don't underestimate the abilities of others and keep them from meeting standards or even overachieving at standards because of limits you want to set because of your mindset.

[@Hedvigu]

I must stop reading these comments. No. more. scrolling. jesus.

[@brizagranadeno]

Once they say that they were women the immediately said that they’re in costume I thought that was really interesting

[@kellybaker7399]

You ever notice how teachers are kind of the cause of these stereotypes..? I have short hair and people call me or ask if I’m a boy

[@yamyampi36]

What about male nurse?

[@rwhoosh1122]

yamyampi36 there are male nurses

[@asmaemalha6266]

BRILLIANT !!!!!!!!

[@1HoV]

What they should've done is had both a male and female of each of these professions, you know, to show the EQUALITY. Christ.

[@azzadyney]

Now the reverse : Draw me a beauty stylist Draw me a nurse Draw me a cheerleader

[@whoasked6147]

so u agree that low paying jobs are for women then 🤨

[@stevenlornie1261]

Question, why do women not take jobs as bin men, sewage workers and so on? Feminists come on... explain this.

[@edengibson246]

a top reason for woman to commit suicide is unemployment , bin me are already an undesirable job plus their called bin men , bin men are considered a last option job ( is that a good enough explanation for u)

[@joannetilly4586]

Because they have better ideas for themselves?

[@Dadge42]

maybe it's a stereotype because the vast majority of those in those professions are male?

[@invincat]

The point of the video is not to reflect to current society. Girls in this day and age could grow up without ever considering career options like engineering, piloting or medicine because they subconciously associate it with "Thats a job for a man". This video works to banish these stereotypes. It gives them the choice and a more open mind.

[@Joannathewizard_]

And that should be changed. More women need to go into these jobs. A huge stereotype is that women go into jobs that seem "easier". We want kids to think they can go into any job they want , despite the stereotypes.

[@rwhoosh1122]

The Canadian Cavalier I saw a trash collected which was a women one time

[@edengibson246]

the point is to have a female future showing young girls they can do whatever they like

[@milkboccle]

Now repeat the same test, but do it for nurses & teachers…..

[@ollydunk1626]

A video showing children that their gender does not define what they can do as a career. What exactly is the problem?

[@sarahjr999]

Wonderful, thank you :) I notice that almost 1 in 4 people thumbsed down this video, yet none of them had the guts to explain why. I have questions...

[@sarahjr999]

I know there was still room for improvement, e.g. the two white women got to speak first, and I'd personally like to have seen a woman with an afro... But it was wonderful. And 61 of 66 drawings showed the assumption these professionals would be men... Definitely need to redraw the balance.

[@jacktrippier2758]

There are more males in certain jobs, as is the same with females! Makes complete sense to draw the average!

[@invincat]

The point of the video is not to reflect to current society. Girls in this day and age could grow up without ever considering career options like engineering, piloting or medicine because they subconciously associate it with "Thats a job for a man". This video works to banish these stereotypes. It gives them the choice and a more open mind.

[@edengibson246]

its about changing the average there're not shaming the kids, their explaining the stereotype that are strongly imbedded in today society.

[@iamspeed9321]

People are saying in the comments that most firefighters and stuff are men and these kids are just going off that. but *that's the point* . What they are trying to do is to teach kids, especially young girls, that they can become anything when they grow up and they are not limited to doing "girl jobs". Yeah they could have done the same for boys but this video is focused on girls because girls get more gender stereotypes than boys.

[@blahf5854]

Irene Destiny Sometimes it is not how you are brought up. I am a twin - both of us are girls. We were brought up together and the same. I had interests that were traditionally 'boys' whilst my sister liked 'girly things'. My first dream job was a 'bin man'. My sister's was 'kitchen/house keeper'. Now she studied geography and I am in the construction industry. We had the same stories, toys, clothes and influences around us. Whilst my younger sister is more down the middle, a dreamer and aims to be an author:) ???

[@TheGaryfox1]

the disappointment in the kids eyes is hilarious.

[@Nivedithak]

This is so sweet and nice. Thank you.

[@imnotstpid]

Percentage of female firefighters in the UK 2010: 3.9% Percentage of female consultant surgeons in the UK 2014: 10.5% NUMBER of female pilots in the RAF 2014: 60 Looks like the kid's assumptions were correct doesn't it?

[@imnotstpid]

Sources: Firefighters - www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/6770/1723518.pdf Surgeons - surgicalcareers.rcseng.ac.uk/wins/statistics Pilots - www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/412928/PUBLIC_1425404787.pdf

[@sammyboyman12333]

Surely that's the point? Young girls feel see many areas of the workforce as 'men's jobs', and as a result they can't aspire to become a fire woman/surgeon/fighter pilot.

[@imnotstpid]

I think that was their intention, but to say their assumptions have been turned around is pushing it. The real question raised here is "Are they inherently 'mens jobs', or are they just 'mens jobs' because more men do them?". In which case, is it that the jobs don't appeal to the girls, or that the girls are actually turned off from the jobs by societal pressures? I think fighter pilots and firefighters will always have a much higher percentage of men in them, and I don't really think anyone would argue against that. Trying to get more women as surgeons I can see as a good use of time though. The problem most people have with this video is that they're showing kids that girls can do 'men's jobs', but they're completely ignoring that boys can do 'women's jobs'. I'd even go as far as to say that more focus should be on the boys doing 'women's jobs' like nursing or teaching, since girls are already praised for performing a 'mans job' like being a surgeon - whereas boys are mocked for doing 'womens jobs' like nursing. I think it's worth the effort to reduce societal pressures on kids and open up 'gender specific' roles to both genders. However, I think it's mostly a waste of effort to try and suggest kids do jobs that are either genuinely gender specific, or jobs that only 2% of those kids would ever be interested in anyway.

[@joannetilly4586]

@@imnotstpid are mocked by who?

[@harryxiro]

@@sammyboyman12333 The intended message may not be the message that ends up being interpreted (although I think this whole video was made to push a political agenda). Instead of making them realise they can be a firefighter if they want to, what ends up happening is that the girls see that the boys are dominating these fields with no explanation as to why that is so they assume it's sexism. This then leads them to become resentful towards men and make them feels as though they are victims of discrimination and you end up with a bunch of radical feminists filled with resentment saying they want to kill all men. The message is not a good one, even though it was supposedly made with good intentions.

[@gracecannell357]

I think many people are missing the point of this video. The point of this video is REPRESENTATION: if kids keep seeing surgeons/firefighters/air pilots as men then little girls will grow up just assuming they are not able to achieve those things or rather that they should not go into those professions because they are "for boys". And for the people saying "this video shows a child's mind being uncorrupted by society's bullshit", that is not true. This video shows the opposite; children are socialised from a young age. You only need to look at how boys and girls are raised. Girls wear pink and play with dolls, while if a boy wants to wear pink and play with a doll he's gay or feminine and his parents panic. Yes, these jobs are done by mostly men...but why? What does physical strength have to do with being a SURGEON? Essentially, we are taught from such a young age that there are jobs for men and jobs for women. The video is just highlighting how children are socialised.

[@vladark138]

I'm got more sad by comments and opinions about this video. Instead of recognising how such biases affect overall formation of human psyche and children imagination, no matter what gender it is, people turned against each other.

[@SilentBoogie]

I agree, also we don't see women doing the crap work men do either, like emptying the bins or in sanitation or becoming builders and they should be in the military draft too, let's be equal

[@5thStreet2009]

I haven seen the end of vid but I'm assuming there all going to be female.

[@ShadaWolfXD]

You get a cookie, a gold star and a pat on the head!😗😗😗😗

[@professorphoenixia1245]

+LemonLordSWXD I want one too!! 😃😃😃😃🍪🍪🍪🍪

[@shea4804]

Congratufuckinglations! :D

[@ShadaWolfXD]

+Faizah Ali there you are!

[@stevedavis8329]

it's a 2 minute video. how short is your fucking attention span that you can't make it to the end?

[@cresaliacres7756]

THE FIRE FIGHTER HAS THE SAME NAME AS MEEEEE

[@shea4804]

didn't do nurse, teacher or any job that people consider 'feminine'

[@charlesstiles7613]

I don't get it. I see no message at all.

[@Snagprophet]

apparently, in 2016, women are supposed to be mere kitchen dwellers, even though we've had women as military personnel for the last 60+ years

[@Snagprophet]

and we need it patronisingly shoehorned in

[@jamesgoodman5102]

+Snag Prophet As a shoehorn, I find this very offensive.

[@jamesgoodman5102]

***** Ironically, I found that joke quite shoehorned.

[@notryangosling3065]

+Jam I'm an iron so keep my name out of your mouth please

[@MobiaStrip]

this is so dumb, children at that age don't care about gender enough to actually distinguish a difference. they don't care enough to actually put that though in when they are drawing these characters out. of it was an older age group, maybe you would have a point, but at this age children don't care.

[@connormaclane]

It shows that gender stereotypes are embedded into these kids. We as a society make them think this way, if we treated it differently than that is perhaps the best method for improving equality. By making it normal from a young age.

[@MobiaStrip]

+Connor Macfarlane well, at that age I would not have given a single fuck about gender or weight, or any of this other Bullshit. I'm sorry, that's just a fact

[@connormaclane]

Jacques Singham I'm not saying they care. Just saying it's ideas that are almost forced upon them. It's more subconscious than anything

[@MobiaStrip]

+Connor Macfarlane in my opinion, I think just forcing these ideas on kid's is unnecessary until they can really think for themselves

[@darkfightlight1939]

Connor Macfarlane Bs, no one goes around pushing those ideas to them. Kids do thing what they find intresting; that's why you see boys being more aggressive that girls as that's how they biological are.

[@pollard068]

All I have to explain to my kids, is that daddy only gets a 1/2hr lunch, because he works on the floor, and my co-workers in the office get an hour....we cry together every night!

[@riyascorner9198]

Lol the kids are like can we get the helmets thoughhhhhhhhhh.

[@11moleman]

But... But i thought gender was a social construct?! How do you know he didn't draw a gender fluid Demi queer woman?

[@stevedavis8329]

maybe they did. post a picture of yourself here and we'll compare.

[@dinorail123]

Firefighter Gary could be female and could have had a sex change so this video is invalid

[@SonRob01]

Kids don't need to be taught that a woman can do those jobs they should already know

[@WatermelonCatxd]

How come you didnt do female stereotypes as well? Such as teachers, nurses and flight attendants?

[@Dom-ms7mk]

I dont get this in all these jobs (not sure about surgeons please correct me if wrong) the prominent gender is male so statistically these kids are right stop trying to prove a point when the facts go against you. Just to clarify I am all for gender equality its just shit like this that have no meaning and no point.

[@joannetilly4586]

Do you think that kids this age know statistics?

[@abrahamharvey9499]

ouch, ham fisted, uninclusive pandering

[@dullingright7919]

I don't get why a nurse- is seen as female and then doctor- male

[@ooaktree]

True

[@Brockjay]

When you're saving lives what you are is out of the question. You're not a man or a woman. You're a firefighter, or a surgeon, or a pilot, or something defined by what you do. I understood that far before I was 7.

[@LJV3NOM]

it wouldn't be wrong for a 5 year old to assume that a physical job is done by a male considering try have no clue whatsoever about stereotpyes and gender equality. they wouldn't have been influenced by anything , only going by what they see

[@joannetilly4586]

And where a 5 years old see a surgeon, firefighter and pilot and how often?

[@EG-go5le]

So no acknowledgement of the fact that, for all three of these careers men are TYPICALLY either 1) More inclined to choose them as professions, because the genders think differently. 2) More capable at these professions, mentally or physically

[@Ritchina40]

Well, your first explanation has been completely blown out of the water by this video. So, no acknowledgment from you then, that the reason men are more inclined to choose them as professions, and the reason genders think differently, is because as young children, they are taught by what they see and what they have learned from those around them, that, as you said in your second example, women aren't capable of these professions, even though it proves in this video, that women can perform surgery, be a firefighter & a pilot jet? The reason why genders think differently is not because of their own doing, but what they learned growing up. Women are taught at young ages that to be a princess with a hero to protect us is the right way to live. They are taught, by thousands, upon thousands of people, with your exact mindset, that they aren't & can never be mentally or physically capable of doing the same work. But, we now have women in the Marines. Women in the front line in battles. Women police, firefighters, surgeons, construction workers, plumbers & even a possible future president of our country!! Women, for so long, have never been able to prove their worth, because men have not allowed them. I am not a huge feminist. In fact, a lot of them exaggerate. But, the fact is, women have, for years, wanted to be in jobs dominated by men & men have deliberately made it impossible for them, claiming they weren't capable. Fact is women proved them wrong when finally allowed to enter programs such as the Army Rangers. And all of the jobs I mentioned above, and more, once they were finally allowed. What is truly fucked up is that men like yourself, will always try to make it impossible for any woman to be equal with you, in any way, shape or form. Worse than that is that you teach young girls & women that they are less than you, mentally & physically. Let's see you do what Olympic gold medalist for Gymnastics, Simone Biles did this year. Or, Serena Williams. Or, all the other medal winning women in Olympics. See if you can do it. And, if we want to talk about the stronger sex, guess which one dies the most at an early age because they aren't strong enough? Men. Very sad this happens, but it's a fact. Also, lets see men go through labor. Yeah, we can see that on video. See how they handle it.And their experiment only lasted 1 hour. Ask how many women would have loved to endure just 1 hour of labor. Pretty funny video to watch. But, you being the big tough burly man you are, will probably laugh & say to yourself, "Oh, I could do that while eating pie." I will say I am surprised they managed to survive to the end of the highest pain level, even if it was for only minutes, compared to our hours. Still, congrats to these men. hotair.com/greenroom/archives/2013/05/15/can-men-handle-the-pain-of-child-birth/

[@vxmonsterxv1]

When you click read more and you're like "FUCK THIS" haha

[@theepiccoolkid]

+Ellis Moore exactly what I just did xD

[@EG-go5le]

+Tammy McMillan I would love to provide you with an equally lengthy paragraph as to why you are completely and utterly wrong, but I won't bother....because your lot TIME AND TIME AGAIN either simply refuse to acknowledge truths about the genders, or will shutdown such debates entirely. I guess ignorance really is bliss after all.

[@jacobmacaree3063]

+Tammy McMillan STOP THE TRIGGERING!!! END THE MADNESS!!!

[@LB0206]

Simple but effective

[@ellis2262]

lol everyone has come to comment section just to argue that it's kids and they could do what they want and a bunch of other excuses that really are just bull shit. they all really think that women shouldn't have the same job but they don't actually say that ;( feelsbadman