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According to Social Role Theory, gender stereotypes are characterized as dynamic constructs influenced by actual and perceived social role changes of men and women. When gender inequality in the economic sphere was persistent in Korea, a lower level of women’s participation was reflected in social roles. However, as the employment rate of women has steadily increased since the mid 80s, this change of social trend contributed to the dynamic aspects of gender stereotype. This study investigated how different age groups perceive gender stereotypes. It showed that the factor of age plays a significant role in the perception of dynamic gender stereotypes. It was found that the younger age group, consisting of teenagers, showed a significant discrepancy between the actual social employment conditions and the perception level of dynamic gender stereotypes. On the other hand, the psychodynamic perception of the older age groups appeared more clearly than in the other age groups.
